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Mhealth receives support from EU Commission

05/23/201405/21/2014 Sam Lambert

The hope is that it will become very helpful part of the treatment of chronic diseases. In a considerable effort to slash health care costs, the E.U. Commission is now placing its support behind the use of eHealth and mHealth technologies and applications, particularly when it comes to their uses for the treatment of chronic illnesses. The European Commissioner for Health has now made a call for an improved use of technology in the sector. The Commissioner, Tonio Borg, is hoping to be able to promote an improved use of…

Mhealth system from NZ to trial in Thailand

07/17/201307/15/2013 Stephanie Beck

The Vibhavadi Hospital is about to pilot a program to test its effectiveness for its employees and patients. A recent announcement has just revealed that the mHealth +3 platform from Vensa Health will now be tested by the Vibhavadi Hospital in Bangkok as a part of a trial of the New Zealand company’s system which is supposed to be able to generate millions in annual savings through the considerable reduction in missed appointments. Patients will be able to use text messages in order to confirm appointments, making sure that there…

Mhealth to provide assistance in Haiti initiative

03/12/201303/11/2013 Jennifer Goula

Health eVillages has launched a new mobile based effort in the impoverished nation to provide training. The global mhealth program called Health eVillages has just launched a new program that is designed to provide the people in Haiti with a boost of desperately needed healthcare services. The new program was just unveiled by the Marlborough, Massachusetts based organization. The program is called Health eVillages College Outreach (HERO). The organization, itself, was purchased around two years ago by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights, and by Donato…