Need to get a head start into the future of healthcare?

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Editorial

India’s foray into telemedicine faces difficulties

India’s attempts to make a foray into the world of telemedicine has not made much headway, especially due to foreign data processing laws and difficulties in certification of qualifications of Indian telemedicine providers, the Planning Commission has said.

UNM Health Sciences plans $15.5 million telehealth grid

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center’s Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research has been awarded US$ 15.5 million from the Federal Communications Commission for the design, construction, operation and uation of a Southwest Telehealth Access Grid.

Russia expects telemedicine boom

Telemedicine might become one of the priority trends in healthcare development in Russia. In the year 2008 a range of

large telemedicine projects is expected to be implemented. According to specialists, the given sector will develop in Russia not only due to the state initiative, but thanks to attracting private investment.

Aspects of Telemedicine for healthcare delivery : Anurag Dubey, Frost & Sullivan

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Telemedicine has changed healthcare delivery dynamics in the interest of extending health services to all individuals and eliminating time and distance barriers.

Telemedicine set to improve health services in rural areas

Sarva Swastha Abhiyan (SSA) and the Rotary Club of Ahmedabad Metro organized workshop in Gujarat (India) to bridge the wide disparities in healthcare services and telemedicine services.

BSNL to provide telemedicine service among hospitals

The Bhartiya Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), India to provide telemedicine services through its network between the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital and other hospitals.

e-Choupal – Delivering Rural Healthcare Services : Dr Pankaj Trivedi and Mukti Bapna

[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Lack of health services is one of the main impediments for improving the quality of life in rural India and the same has been reiterated by the e-choupal initiative of ITC.

Apollo launches telemedicine in Muscat

The Apollo Group of Hospitals (AGH) have launched Apollo telemedicine services at the Apollo Medical Centres (AMC) Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Telemedicine Binds India and Ethiopia : J.S. Chhabra, T.K. Roy

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

As there is generally no medical specialist in remote areas, there is a great need to provide specialized support for the betterment of health in these areas.

Telemedicine service goes mobile in India

Now, telemedicine services have become mobile. Chennai (India) based Space Hospitals is providing the telemedicine facility by networking referral hospitals.

Apollo establishes Asia’s first health city in Hyderabad, India

Apollo Hospitals Group has launched Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, India, the first functional health city in Asia.

Apollo’s telemedicine service reaches small towns of India

The newly launched low-cost telemedicine project of Satguru Pratap Singh Apollo Hospital, Ludhiana, have found its way in small towns, namely Fazilka and Dorah of India.