More telemedicine rollouts in India, where the reported ratio of of hospital beds to citizens is 1,333 to one (compared to one bed for every 212 citizens in the USA):
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More Telemedicine in India: Govt takes first step to telemedicine for poor
Doctors at the institute say that `telemedicine’ is beyond just being medical consultancy. Once all the primary health care centres (PHCs) and the central health care centres (CHCs) are inter-linked with a main centre, diagnosis and treatment will become easier and less time-consuming.
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(Page 1)2. I feel this is a big step towards India's progress. it definitely will help bridge the gap between the rich and the poor and will bring health care to the doors of the impoverished. We, however, have loads to do before we can establish a world class telemedicine system. Detailed legislation is first required. Training programmes for doctors and awareness programs to remove any inhibitions on the patients side is essential. And before any sort of telemedicine system is established, basic amenities need to be attended to. Only then will it serve its purpose.
Posted at 4:17PM on Jun 16th 2005 by Kavitha
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Posted at 4:17PM on Jun 16th 2005 by Dr. Bhagat
4. Respected sir,
I am a post graduate in Bio-Medical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. I am very much interested to join in the telemedicine department.I did my project thesis on Telemedicine" So I request you to sir, please consider my request sir.
Here I am enclosing my CV along with this request sir.
Thanking you sir.
Yours sincerely,
k.sreenath,
M.Tech (B.M.E),
M.I.T,
Manipal.
Email: kalwoj_sreenath@yahoo.co.in
Posted at 4:17PM on Jun 16th 2005 by sreenath
1. I think this is great. However, India needs to concentrate on prevention and prophylactic by providing clean water and improving air quality. Much of what our people need most is not a demo of technical trends but benefits of reaping it for the average citizen. If we can improve nutrition and sanitation using technology then only telemedicine matters. This is a high-tech drama for high level thievery in Healthcare both at the private and public sector. India needs real medicine and cost-effective structure to keep its people healthy. And yes, start with population growth throughout not just in villages.
Posted at 4:17PM on Jun 16th 2005 by Ramney Koul