Government, Industry of India Launch E-Health Projects to Extend Benefits of Intel World Ahead Program

Government, Industry of India Launch E-Health Projects to Extend Benefits of Intel World Ahead Program

In collaboration with India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Intel Corporation Chairman Craig Barrett announced a sweeping new effort to transform healthcare in rural India. The health projects, starting in Tamil Nadu, a state with a population of 62 million, reflect an extension of the Intel World Ahead Program, a global initiative to provide people in developing countries with the benefits of better, faster access to information and communications technology (ICT).

Barrett and Anbumani Ramadoss, India’s Minister for Health and Family Welfare, unveiled two projects conceived when they met last November. At the time, Intel had deployed its first remote health programs in a digital village pilot in Baramati, a small town about 120 kilometers from Pune. The pilot in Baramati attracted the attention of government and industry leaders, inspiring e-health projects that will be deployed across Tamil Nadu and the country. The projects include a tele-health program for community hospitals and a school health-monitoring system.

“Applying technology in pioneering ways can help increase access to healthcare and improve quality of care for people everywhere,” said Barrett, who also chairs the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development. “We’ve seen how technology has enhanced people’s lives in Baramati, and look forward to seeing this replicated on a larger scale across Tamil Nadu and the rest of the country.”

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