In a step aimed at changing the face of medicare facilities in government sector, the state government launched e-Health services as a pilot project in Mahbubnagar district, Tuesday. IT minister KT Rama Rao launched the e-health facility at Badepalli Community Health Centre in Jadcherla of the district as part of Digital India initiative. Through the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched his most ambitious Digital India programme, which aims at transforming the country into a digitally-empowered knowledge economy. The programme aims at bringing as many as 2.5 villages under broadband connectivity. The highlights of the Digital India programme, worth Rs 1 lakh crore, are digital locker, E-education, E-health and…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders, Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Wipro chairman Azim Premji will be among 400 corporate honchos who will attend the launch of the government’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ initiative on July 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the logo…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while sharing the roadmap for Digital India, will unveil various e-governance schemes such as Digital Locker, e-education and e-health at the Digital India Week, beginning on July 1. The big-ticket launch of the Rs 1.13 lakh crore Digital India project will witness participation from over 10,000 guests. Tata Group Chairman Cyrus…
“Innovative technologies are changing the face of healthcare in the country by enabling healthcare practitioners to automate operations and provide healthcare services in a cost-effective manner,” says Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare in an exclusive interview with Mohd Ujaley Edited Excerpts: What is your view of eHealth in…
A body of chemists today warned that e-pharmacies may cause hazard to public health as medicines can’t be compared with any other common commodity. With the advance of technology, e-commerce industry has entered the healthcare space in the form of e-pharmacies. “E-pharmacies in whatever form or model, now operational in India, are unlawful and current…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders,Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry,Reliance IndustriesBSE -0.88 % ChairmanMukesh Ambani and WiproBSE -1.23 %Chairman Azim Premji will be among 400 corporate honchos who will attend the launch of the government’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ initiative on July 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the logo…
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India is launching a National Initiative to give Awards to those public health facilities that demonstrate high levels of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control. In line with the introduction of the scheme which is titled Kayakalp, the State government was directed to initiate the scheme on June…
Union Minister for Information and Technology and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said rural post offices across the country will also function as common service centres (CSCs) providing e-services. He said this while asserting that the postal department had a crucial role to play in bringing in digital revolution in the country. “Our vision…
There are presently 12 eHealth pilot projects running in Sri Lanka, according to Prof. Vajira Dissanayake, President of the Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (read his column on one such programme, the eIMMR initiative, adjoining this article). Following these successful pilot programmes, many of these eHealth initiatives could go on to change the face…