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Erricson to offer mobile health services across India
Ericsson has just announced
that it will soon provide mobile health services across India, as a
result of the collaboration with ATNF (the Apollo Telemedicine
Networking Foundation), which is a member of Apollo Hospitals Group.
Grouped under the term of telemedicine, the future mobile health
services will allow millions of Indians from the rural areas of the
country to have access to professional healthcare. Leveraging on
Ericsson's HSPA technology, as well as on the rapidly increasing rate
of mobile phone usage in India, telemedicine is set to bring important
health information and the latest health-related news to a large number
of patients who live in remote areas.
In India, over 1 million patients die each year as a result of not
having access to a proper healthcare, hence the initiative of Ericsson
and Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation is more than welcomed.
Thanks to Ericsson, ATNF will be able to give instant medical advice to
people, without the need to travel in areas that are not easily
accessible.
"Mobility has proven to be a major catalyst for social and economic
empowerment, and a key ingredient in helping to bridge the digital
divide", declared Mats Granryd, President of Ericsson India. "Through
our ongoing partnership with Apollo, we are putting an ecosystem in
place to support telemedicine applications once the 3G network is
deployed."
The Chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group, Mr. Prathap C. Reddy, added:
"With the availability of wireless technology, mobile health will be
integrated into the healthcare delivery system. The new mantra could
well be "Healthcare for anyone, anywhere, anytime". In our silver
jubilee year, Apollo Hospitals dedicates itself, to make mobile health
a reality for everyone in India."
The new agreement between Ericsson and ATNF is part of the Swedish
company's implication in the United Nations Millennium Development
Goals, a set of initiatives that have as final purpose reducing the
global poverty and hunger by the end of 2015, as well as improving
people's health and education.
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