Medoctor, Inc. Partners With WHO.NAPA, Calif. -- Medoctor, Inc., has formed a partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) called "Sharing Healthcare Intellectual Property for Development" (SHIPD). Other partners are the UK National Health Service and Informa Ltd. WHO announced the partnership at the World Health Assembly in May. The WHO has created a new slogan "eHealth for All by 2015". Medoctor's patented Internet-based diagnostic and health record keeping system is expected to eventually be deployed by the WHO in up to 53 hospitals in 53 African countries. Pilot projects are planned to start in 2007. Importantly, the Medoctor system can provide early detection of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. infection, among more than 830 diseases and conditions in its database. In addition to providing a differential diagnosis (DDX DDx abbreviation for differential diagnosis; used in medical records. ), Medoctor creates an electronic health record (EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND ) for each user, including an area for local physicians to make notes of treatments and outcomes. EHRs are virtually unknown in Africa, therefore, primary care physicians welcome the opportunity to utilize this efficient healthcare information technology. Initial deployment of Medoctor in Africa, through WHO's website, will be free of cost. Thereafter, as each host country reaches a threshold of GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. , the application will be made available on a fee-for-service basis. Organizations such as the Global Fund, the World Bank and charitable institutions will appreciate the efficiency of Medoctor. Medoctor's unique ability to capture data will be valuable in research for cures of diseases affecting people in less developed countries. The system is available on www.medoctor.com and operates in 5 languages. Another UN agency, the International Telecommunication (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. ) sponsored a pilot project of Medoctor in Zambia. The system was demonstrated at the University of Zambia The University of Zambia is Zambia's largest university, founded in 1966. It has a student population of about 6,000. Its main campus is located on the Great East Road, about 7km from Lusaka City. External links
in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary service. Africa is the fastest growing cell phone market in the world with 60% of the continent having coverage. The 3GSM Association has set up a "Phones for Health" program in Africa. Medoctor is negotiating a license agreement with a major wireless provider to adapt the system for use on mobile phones. |
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