India will set up GIS-based Citizen Health Information System
Published on by Rashid Faridi, A.S.College,CCS University - Head,Dept. of Geography in Academic
India will set up GIS-based Citizen Health Information System (CHIS) - a biometric basedhealth information system which will constantly update health record of every citizen-family, according to the country's steering committee on health. In addition, as part of the 12th five year plan (2012-17), all district hospitals would be linked to leading tertiary care centres through telemedicine, Skype and similar audio visual media.
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