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From the BC era to CyberknivesAn interview with Dr. Krishnan GanapathyApril 23, 2010Type/Items(s): Healthcare delivery and access to medicines, Health information, training, and technologies  The Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery team at Apollo Cancer Hospitals, Madras, Dr. Krishnan Ganapathy third from the left. Following his morning presentation on mobile healthcare (mhealth) in rural India, Dr. Krishnan Ganapathy of Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India, granted International Communications Volunteers (ICV) an interview to discuss the impact of Information and Communications Technology on healthcare. As a pioneer in the areas of telemedicine and mhealth, Dr. Ganapathy gave us a balanced history of medical technology, outlining its benefits and drawbacks. He also critiqued the current state of medical Information Technology (IT), offering his recommendations to ensure a bright future for healthcare technology. More... A vision for the future of public health care and patient integrationAn interview with Dr. Jan De Maeseneer of the network Towards Unity for HealthApril 22, 2010Type/Items(s): Health information, training, and technologies  Jan de Maeseneer, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, University of Ghent, Secretary General of the Network Towards Unity for Health (www.the-networktufh.org), promoter of the Primafamed-project (www.primafamed.ugent.be) and Chairman of the European Forum for Primary Care (www.euprimarycare.org) provided an insightful interview on his extensive involvement and experience in Medical Education and Family Medicine. Mr. de Maeseneer has a clear vision of how he would like to see public health care and patient integration happen in the future. More... PL06 - Resilience, Ownership, and Political Space: Getting Access to Health in the Mainstream Keynote Addresses and Forum SynthesisApril 22, 2010Type/Items(s): PL06 - Resilience, Ownership, and Political Space  Photo by Ben Dixon, ICVolunteers.org The end, as all ends go, was inspiring, rewarding and well, the end of an extremely engaging and interesting forum. The speakers were the president of the forum Mr. Louis Loutan, Mr. Marcel Tanner (chairman) and, thanks to the miracles of technology, the audience also had the pleasure of hearing a lecture by the distinguished Harvard professor, Mr. Barry Bloom. More... Volcanoes, Globalization and Health Systems: an African PerspectiveInterview with Yibeltal Assefa, Medical Services Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health EthiopiaApril 22, 2010Type/Items(s): Health threats and access to health at times of crisis, Health governance and policies, Health information, training, and technologies  Photo: Olafur Eggertsson, Reuters HIV/AIDS has had a tremendous impact on African health systems. In some cases, entire generations have been heavily impacted. In 2006, Ethiopia decided to start a new approach, one of universal health care to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. We talked with Yibeltal Assefa of the Medical Services Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. More... PS04 - The Challenges of Working with Corruption"Fighting against corruption is an inconvenience"April 21, 2010Type/Items(s): PS004 - The Challenges of Working with Corruption  Photo by John Brownlee, ICVolunteers.org Sadly, the quotation "It's our turn to Eat", taken from the book by Michela Wrong, still represents a daily fact of life for many people. Corruption in the health sector should be unacceptable as this causes immense additional and unnecessary suffering to the world's most vulnerable and needy people. Fighting against corruption requires strong legislation and transparent accountability. Discussing the causes and challenges of corruption among Health Care Workers is a most important and relevant topic and must be addressed with urgency. More... PS33 - Innovative Strategies for Chronic Disease ManagementApril 21, 2010Type/Items(s): PS033 - Innovative Strategies for Chronic Disease Management  Photo by John Brownlee, ICVolunteers.org What are the things we can do when resources are scarce? In low-income countries, the lack of financial and human resources leads to serious consequences for health. Three different experts discussed innovative strategies for managing chronic diseases in the context of Nepal, Cambodia and Cameroon. The session was held under the chairmanship of Pascal Bovet from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Lausanne. The significance of involving the community and integrating care of chronic diseases in nurse-led, routine primary health care was emphasised. In conclusion, the session stressed the creation of knowledge and networks. More... See all news... _____________________ |  News by Session
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It is my aspiration that health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for.