India’s healthcare policy must focus on its long-term healthcare priorities

India’s healthcare policy must focus on its long-term healthcare priorities

ICTpost News NetworkNew Delhi: September 2, 2021 India’s healthcare policy indeed plays a critical role in shaping the nation’s health outcomes. Focusing on long-term healthcare priorities is essential for building a resilient and sustainable healthcare system. Here are key areas that could be prioritized in India’s healthcare policy: Primary Healthcare Strengthening: Prioritize strengthening the primary […]

COVID-19 variant in India may be evading vaccine protection

COVID-19 variant in India may be evading vaccine protection

AFP | New DelhiPUBLISHED ON MAY 09, 2021 A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, contributing to the country’s explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said. In an interview with AFP, Soumya Swaminathan warned that “the epidemiological features that we see in India today do […]

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

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

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 […]

Wireless medical technology: Opportunities and challenges in Indian healthcare

Wireless medical technology: Opportunities and challenges in Indian healthcare

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 […]

Common Pass: A novel approach to leveraging privacy preserving digital tools for COVID19 Pandemic

Common Pass: A novel approach to leveraging privacy preserving digital tools for COVID19 Pandemic

By Rahul Konapur, Nachiket Gudi, Oommen John Rahul Konapur, Young India Fellow, Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana. Nachiket Gudi, Consultant, The George Institute for Global Health, India Oommen John, Senior Research Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, India Countries across the globe have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Over […]

Business models are innovation engines for the Indian solar industry

Business models are innovation engines for the Indian solar industry

ICTpost Energy Bureau According to ICTpost Energy Tracker, renewable power installations (excluding large hydro projects) held a 24.2% share of the India’s overall power mix and stood at about 90.6 GW as of September 30, 2020. This was a marginal increase from last quarter’s 89.5 GW. In the same period the previous year, the country […]

Predicting Code Smells and Analysis of Predictions  

Predicting Code Smells and Analysis of Predictions  

By Dr. Mohammad Y. Mhawish and Dr. Manjari Gupta, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University Predicting Code Smells and Analysis of Predictions: Using Machine Learning Techniques and Software Metrics Code smell detection is essential to improve software quality, enhance software maintainability, and decrease the risk of faults and failures in the software system. In this […]

India’s capacity for innovation has been lower than other BRICS countries

India’s capacity for innovation has been lower than other BRICS countries

New Delhi: February 04, 2021 The information technologyenabled services (IT-ITeS) industry has become one of the significant growth catalysts for India. India continues to maintain a leadership position in global sourcing, accounting for above 58 per cent of the total global sourcing market (excluding engineering services and R&D) in 2021. The IT business process management […]

Cybersecurity professionals are the new guardians of Digital Change

Cybersecurity professionals are the new guardians of Digital Change

New Delhi: January 29, 2021 Changes in computing fabric, devices and services formed by digital business continue to shape risk and security landscapes, according to Gartner, Inc. By year-end 2021, more than 20 percent of enterprises will have digital risk services devoted to protecting business initiatives using devices and services in the Internet of Things […]