Arizona takes a step ahead in health informatics

The state of Arizona, US is making significant inroads into e-Health, more specifically into health informatics.

UNICEF opens first 227 mother-and-child health centres in Tsunami-hit Indonesia

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has completed construction of the first of the 227 mother-and-child health centres it is building in Indonesia’s tsunami-devastated Aceh province and earthquake-hit Nias Island.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $3 million to fight malaria in Africa

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in a UN backed campaign, will provide a grant of US$ 3 million to Africa for fighting against Malaria, because of which 1 million people die every year, particularly children under five years of age.

A HELPING HAND

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

The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the USA has initiated its efforts to revolutionize prosthetic devices for amputee soldiers.

Drishtee offers e-Health initiatives in rural Bihar, India

An e-Governance initiative by Drishtee, a network orchestrator is delivering fee based services in rural population of Madhubani district in Bihar, India.

E-HEALTH AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM : Denise Silber

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

eHealth is a work in progress. Many countries have named a national coordinator or taskforce, or at a minimum assigned the subject to the tasks of the national health ministry. But no national system provides all of the e-Health services at the present time

WORLD NEWS

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

World News

MOVING BEYOND HOSPITALS: E-PRESCRIPTIONS : Pushwaz Virk and David W. Bates

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

e-Prescribing is the process of medication prescribing in an outpatient setting, using an ambulatory Computerised Physician Order Entry systems application linked with clinical decision support that can in addition electronically send prescriptions or prescription-related information directly with the pharmacies or pharmacy benefit managers

Federal grants to Avera Health for expanding telemedicine efforts

Sioux Falls-based Avera Health will get two hefty federal grants for expanding its efforts in telemedicine.

Federal grants to Avera Health for expanding telemedicine efforts

Sioux Falls-based Avera Health will get two hefty federal grants for expanding its efforts in telemedicine.

Telemedicine link to two hospitals in North Hawaii

A $481,000 federal grant to Queen’s will help establish a network with a Big Island site, as a result of which physicians at the Queen’s Medical Center may soon be uating and suggesting treatment for trauma patients at the North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea.

Award for distance learning and telemedicine projects by USDA

The award of 103 Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants totaling $25,853,991 has been announced by Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas Dorr.

Telemedicine link to two hospitals in North Hawaii

A $481,000 federal grant to Queen’s will help establish a network with a Big Island site, as a result of which physicians at the Queen’s Medical Center may soon be uating and suggesting treatment for trauma patients at the North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea.