I haven't gotten feedback on this yet. Taran Rampersad wrote:
>Elizabeth, > >Oddly enough, I'll be heading down to Guyana with a Simputer and doing >some volunteer IT work for a local hospital. Is it possible for me to >contact Edwin directly? > >Elizabeth Carll, PhD wrote: > > > >>I have pasted below information, from another list to which I am subscribed, >>which may be of interest to members on this list. >> >>Best regards, >> >>Elizabeth >> >>Dr. Elizabeth Carll >>Focal Point to WSIS >>International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; >>Chair, Media/ICT Working Group >>NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York; >>Vice President >>Communications Coordination Committee for the UN >>Tel: 631-754-2424 >>Fax: 631-754-5032 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>***Rural Tele- medical kit*** >> >>On Thursday 12 May 2005 19:47, Ponnapa PG wrote: >>n-Logue and Nuerosynaptics yesterday launched the >>rural tele-medical kit at a village in Sivaganga Dist >>in TN . The District collector inaugrated the >>function. >>This kit priced at under Rs 15,000 is connected to the >>rural internet kiosk and can transmit ECG, Pressure , >>Temp , pulse and stethoscope data. >> >>We will be now taking it to over 100 villages in the first phase in >>partnership with hospitals . >> >>Ponnapa >> >>Wonderful. I have been talking about the concept for years, but >>you are the first I have seen doing it. Please send full >>details. Can we connect your kit to a Simputer or Mobilis >>running Linux? What are the hardware interfaces? What does the >>software run on? >> >>What about electronic imaging for eye, ear, nose, throat, and >>skin, and for the doctor and patient to see each other? Voice >>over IP so the doctor can ask the patient questions directly? >> >>I have a contact at Stanford University who is also in a startup >>to create non-invasive blood chemistry instruments, starting >>with blood sugar measurements for diabetics. That means that >>they take the measurement by shining light through the skin, and >>don't need to draw even a drop of blood. Would you like to make >>contact with them? >>-- >>Edward Cherlin, Simputer Evangelist >>Encore Technologies (S) Pte. Ltd. >>The Village Information Society >>http://cherlin.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: Panama City, Panama [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ telecentres mailing list [email protected] http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
