18-Nov-14 In March 2014, the Indian government started a pilot of 4,250 Swasthya Slates in six districts of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The health kits allow doctors to diagnose and advise patients remotely, through telemedicine via technologies such as Skype and FaceTime, helping to prevent lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular illness. [image: VentureBeat]

04-Nov-14 While home based care for the elderly has been available for years, start-ups are now paving the way to a more specialised home-based care model. Apart from geriatric care, these ventures are providing speciality care integrated with technology and customised packages. [image: Pippa Ranger Department for International Development]

16-Oct-14 India’s Health Department has started the process of digitalising medical records at government hospitals. “If you are examined at one hospital, the results of these tests will be available to the other hospitals where the patient goes for follow-up treatment,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader. [image: Plessey]

10-Oct-14 Entrepreneurs in India are channelling the country’s rich technological and medical talent towards frugal approaches that could have much to teach the rich world’s bloated healthcare systems. [image: healthRIO]

10-Oct-14 Telemedicine networks are vital for ensuring quality healthcare services can reach people in rural and remote areas. There should be a well-planned approach to make services available to people at the grassroots level, India’s Chief Secretary Gokul Pati has said. (Image: By Intel Free Press via Wikimedia Commons)