In the basement of the Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB)‘s office near Law College Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, two large printing press, manufactured in Europe, take up most of the room. A roll of paper weighing nearly 200 kilograms with a thickness of 140 grams per square meter (GSM) is fed into the white press, … Read more
Mumbai: As digital technology is dominating the discourse of contemporary and future healthcare solutions, the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) has stressed that India is yet to fully realise that potential and it is crucial to develop models that ensure Digital Health solutions extend to rural India.” “Currently, most digital health solutions are concentrated … Read more
More than six years have passed since the enactment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 but its assurance of “full and effective participation and inclusion in society” for the differently-abled is yet to be fully implemented in Madurai district as differently-abled people complain of a continuing struggle to access several public facilities … Read more
By Anish Bafna Over the past few years, India has emerged as a leading hub for medical technology and innovation. The healthcare system faces numerous challenges in providing accessible and affordable care to a diverse population. To increase accessibility and affordability, there is an urgent need to invest in identifying the unique gaps in our … Read more
Apple on Tuesday announced a list of accessibility features that are aimed to help users with disabilities. The new features, which are coming to the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac later this year, are claimed to use hardware, software, and machine learning advancements to help people who have low vision or are visually impaired or … Read more
Apple on Tuesday announced a list of accessibility features that are aimed to help users with disabilities. The new features, which are coming to the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac later this year, are claimed to use hardware, software, and machine learning advancements to help people who have low vision or are visually impaired or … Read more
New Delhi: In line with the Government’s Digital health mission, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the release of an open platform for national digital health eecosystem in the Budget 2022. The platform will store information related to healthcare providers, health facilities, healthcare seekers through unique health identities and consent framework of healthcare services … Read more
From Left to Right – Gaurish Kenkre, Pandurang Sakpal, Dr Ramakant Deshpande, Arvind Sawant, Ashutosh Shah, Mayor Kishori Pednekar, Prachi, Karnam Malleswari- India’s first olympic medalist, Dr Miten Sheth, Taher Shabbir, Sunil Shinde and Dr Jagdish Kulkarni In order to provide the latest evidence-based treatment for knee replacement surgery, the Knee Clinic at ACI-Cumballa Hill … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic crisis has taught us best practices in terms of not only making right investments but also how to manage the current crisis Awareness, Accessibility, Affordability, Accountability and Quality have become key drivers to give the renewed push to the healthcare sector as the raging COVID-19 pandemic crisis has brought the world together in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government is all set to launch the “Sugamya Bharat App” — a crowdsourcing mobile application on Tuesday enabling persons with disabilities and others to register complaints if they find a public space, utility or building inaccessible. People will be able to also upload photographs of such spaces and geo-tag the location of … Read more