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Cellphone technology to address rural health problems soon

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Mumbai: A new mobile phone based tele-health (m-health) technology to find solutions for rural India’s health problems has been developed by Oxford Institute of Biomedical engineering in UK. The equipment would help in identifying many chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes type I and type II and hypertension (blood pressure).

The m-Phone has been validated for early detection and early warning and validated in more than 20 clinical trials. The technology has been validated by more than 20 clinical trials and now has been transferred to companies in UK and USA in order to be used for the benefit of people.

The technology is on the process of making its way to India so that millions of rural people benefit from it.

The tele health identifies the problem by helping patients to transmit self-monitoring data and diaries to a remote server and thus receives a real-time feedback, which in return increases the compliance with treatment regimes

If implemented successfully in India, the m-phone will be able to help a millions of rural poor. It will not only help them to keep a track on their health but will also help them to undergo a treatment in the initial stage of their illness.