New SMS alerts from Chennai Corporation
In a first initiative by a municipal corporation in the country, the Chennai Corporation will provide SMS alerts on immunisation schedules to those women who are registered with its healthcare facilities.
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.
e-Health 2.0 : Opportunities for Public Health Informatics
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Diseases pose an immense challenge to those affected by them as well as for the care providers.
Spatial Health Management Information System (SHMIS)
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The article briefly describes the status of
health and health infrastructure in India and also tries to discuss governance issues involved in delivery of public health care.
Laboratory Information Systems: Coming to the Fore
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
LIS can ensure quicker availability of test results and analysis in ICUs, operating rooms or emergency room settings.
Future of e-health in India is bright : Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, India
“The biggest advantage, which has been in favour of
e-Health in our country is that now, the Ministry of Health has started taking an active part. The Ministry of Health has taken the initiative of setting up a task force for telemedicine, which is an advisory body”, says Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, or IAMI, engaged in promoting application of informatics in the fields of healthcare, bioscience and medicine in India, in an interview with Sanjeev Shrivastav of eHealth
E-HEALTH AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
We are providing the guidelines for setting up Community Radio stations in India.
ICT to combat HIV/AIDS
[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The key role of ICT in the prevention and mitigation efforts for HIV/AIDS in India is generating awareness and providing practical information to people and in capacity building.
