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Immunization services begin slow recovery from COVID-19 disruptions, though millions of children remain at risk from deadly diseases – WHO, UNICEF

By ictpost on April 28, 2021 Opinions

28 April, 2021: New Delhi While immunization services have started to recover from disruptions caused by COVID-19, millions of children remain vulnerable to deadly diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance warned today during World Immunization Week, highlighting the urgent need for a renewed global commitment to improve vaccination access and […]

How can we prevent future new variants of the COVID-19 virus?

By ictpost on April 28, 2021 Digital Bharat, Inside Story, More Stories

28th April, 2021: New Delhi Current measures to reduce transmission – including frequent hand washing, wearing a mask, physical distancing, good ventilation and avoiding crowded places or closed settings – continue to work against new variants by reducing the amount of viral transmission and therefore also reducing opportunities for the virus to mutate. Scaling up […]

Climate change is a significant issue for ICT industry

By ictpost on April 3, 2021 Energy, Ecology and Environment, Governance, Telecom

ICTpost Energy Bureau ICTpost estimates that mobile communications currently represents about 18% of the global ICT sector impact though this could grow to 25% by 2025 through the continued growth in subscribers. This numbers should also be seen in the context of GDP contribution. About 80% of a mobile operators’ energy is used by the […]

Wireless, Big Data and Cloud will cheer Indian healthcare

By ictpost on April 1, 2021 Digital Transformation, e-health, Governance, SecureIT, Smart City, Social Media, Telecom

ICTpost Health IT Bureau The current Indian healthcare system is in need of a radical reinvention. Traditional approaches have not brought the rapid change required by aging populations and the rising costs of healthcare, and government efforts too often get bogged down in partisan politics and fail to address systemic issues. Here we are discussing […]

Wireless medical technology: Opportunities and challenges in Indian healthcare

By ictpost on April 1, 2021 Cloud, e-health, Opinions

ICTpost Health IT Bureau The number and variety of wireless medical devices is growing rapidly, driven by the expansion of wireless communication technology and the medical needs of the aging population in the world. However, these devices face security problems that may be avoided with careful planning and implementation.Medical devices purchased by consumers used to […]

The advantages of social media aren’t being properly addressed in Indian healthcare

By ictpost on April 1, 2021 Articles, e-health, Inside Story, Social Media

New Delhi: April 1, 2021 With social media having gone mainstream across the world, organisations – small and large, are not only looking for aggressive ownership in this new media pie, but also working out unique ways of keeping their constituents informed and engaged across multiple channels that predominantly include Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Flickr. […]

Innovations in telemedicine will result in reduction of healthcare costs in India

By ictpost on March 22, 2021 e-health, Inside Story, News, Social Media

ICTpost mHealth Bureau Centuries of ignorance, suppression, gender and caste discrimination have erected strong cultural barriers to information sharing and dissemination. And yet we say that India lives in her villages. However, it is indeed heartening to note that India is among those developing nations where the progress in e-Health has been encouraging, despite the […]

With the expansion of broadband, telemedicine is becoming an incredibly effective solution

By ictpost on March 22, 2021 Digital Bharat, Digital Health, Digital Transformation, e-health

ICTpost Health IT Bureau Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have great potential to address some of the challenges faced by both developed and developing countries in providing accessible, costeffective, high-quality health care services. Telemedicine uses ICTs to overcome geographical barriers, and increase access to health care services. This is particularly beneficial for rural and underserved […]

Evolution of IT in Indian health insurance sector

By ictpost on March 22, 2021 e-health, mHealth

Somil Nagpal, Senior Health Specialist , The World Bank ICT is being seen as game changer for government and private health insurance by addressing two critical challenges: The first is, Reducing Transaction Costs for enrollment, distribution, communications and claim processing. The second is, Improving internal controls and information empowerment, reducing frauds and leakages,improving product design.

Mobile viruses are maturing in the same life cycle as personal computer viruses

By ictpost on March 16, 2021 Mobile

ICTpost Governance Bureau Mobile phones is no more a luxury item, it has become a necessity. Look around and we see almost everyone carrying a mobile phone today. These all-in-one device acts as our bill payment gateway, storing valuable information, checking emails and also serves as an interface with our banks. However, these benefits do […]