e-Managed Civic Hospitals in Mumbai
The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to link all its hospitals and healthcare centres through a computerised network, in a move to boost its e-governance plan.
Health without frontiers
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.
ICT Takes on The Herculean Task of Cardiac Care Through Innovations
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
If there is one growth indicator in India rising faster than the stock market Sensex in India, it is the ballistic rise in chronic lifestyle diseases.
Investment and Financing in Healthcare Sector
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Indian healthcare sector is on a high-growth trajectory propelled by unparalleled domestic growth, increasing public awareness and growing global interest in India
Going for open source
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
On January 18th, 2008, Knowledge Commons, Delhi Science Forum, IIT Delhi, Red Hat and Sun organised a workshop on science policy for a very select group of 20 policy-makers.
Wi-fi for Eye Care in Rural Tamil Nadu
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
With an estimated 15 million visually challenged people, India is home to the largest blind population in the world. The main causes are cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Thanks to the new technology used at Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni – thousands of villagers are now able to receive timely eye care.
