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(27 Oct '09)
26 Oct 2009, Karnataka
Photos of MAM’s flood relief work in Karnataka
(16 Oct '09)
15 Oct 2009, Kurnool, Andra Pradesh
Photos of the flood relief work undertaken by Mata Amritanandamayi Math in Kurnool district of Andra Pradesh
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The Telemedicine network at Amrita Institute of Medical Science has begun extending its services beyond India’s borders. On May 4, 2009, it became part of the India’s PAN-African telemedicine network.
Though this telemedicne network, Amrita will provide e-health services to Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and Seychelles. Medical consultation in [Read more... click the article link above]
(16 Dec '08)
Medicine
In response to the Bihar flood, AIMS Hospital dispatched teams of specialists and paramedics who treated more than 400 patients daily, sometimes seeing to more than 500. Not only did the doctors treat wounds, respiratory problems like pneumonia and fungal growths, they also delivered several babies. Ambulances and a Mobile Telemedicine Unit were also dispatched. [Read more... click the article link above]
(16 Dec '08)
Telemedicne
Two state–of-the art ambulances were sent to the area via rail from Kochi, a total of distance of almost 2,500 km. One of these was AIMS Hospital’s Mobile Telemedicine Unit. It is the size of a city bus and includes X-ray facilities, ECG scanner, pathology-lab-work facility, specialty cardiac services and a telemedicine satellite link with [Read more... click the article link above]
(6 Oct '08)
4 Oct 2008, Supaul, Bihar
Four more temporary shelters were constructed at Supaul for the flood affected in Bihar. Supaul is the worst flood affected area. Dr. Sarvan Kumar IAS, the district collector inaugurated the temporary shelters.
The Tele-medicine van is going around the villages and the doctors use it to do joint diagnosis of patients [Read more... click the article link above]