Ericsson Launches Mobile Health Services in India
Ericsson has just announced that it will soon provide mobile health services all over India as a result of cooperation with ATNF (of Apollo telemedicine Web Foundation), which is a member of the Apollo Hospitals Group.
Grouped in the period of telemedicine, future mobile health services will allow millions of Indians from rural areas of the country have access to professional care. Leveraging on HSPA technology Ericsson, and for the rapid increase in the usage of mobile phones in India, telemedicine is important to health information and the latest news related to the health of many patients who live in remote areas.
In India, more than 1 million patients die each year as a result of having no access to adequate health care, so the initiative of Ericsson and Apollo telemedicine Web Foundation is more than welcome. Thanks to Ericsson, ATNF will be able to provide immediate medical advice to people without having to travel to areas that are not easily accessible.
“Mobility is proven to be a major factor for social and economic empowerment and a key ingredient to help overcome the digital divide”, declared Mats Granryd, president of Ericsson India. “Through our ongoing partnership with Apollo will be put in place of ecosystems to support telemedicine applications after the 3G network is used.”
The chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group, Mr Prathap C. Reddy, added: “In the presence of wireless technology, mobile health will be integrated into the system for health care. The new mantra may be” Health for everyone, everywhere, at any time. “In our silver jubilee year, Apollo Hospitals devoted themselves , to make mobile health care a reality for all in India. ”
The new agreement between Ericsson and ATNF is part of Swedish company reflected in the UN Millennium Development Goals, a set of initiatives aimed at reducing extreme poverty and global hunger by the end of 2015, and improving people’s health and education.
