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Importance of Biomedical Engineering in Pakistan

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The 21 st century is technically called the Biological Century. World is changing globally step by step and the modern era is having the application of engineering in almost every field of science especially biological science. More technological advancement in the medical and industrial area is predictable with heavily funded research programs ongoing in most countries of the world. Development in the field of biology and medicine, such as human genome sequencing and research to create cell and organ functions, have lead to a serious change in many industrial segments and strengthened the medical engineering profession. Although the conventional areas of engineering and other technology innovations will continue, more new opportunities will come up in Biomedical Engineering and in the field of biology, medicine, health and delivery of healthcare. The Biomedical age is still in the embryonic stage, rising steadily as we proceed to develop the field of Biomedical Engineering. ...

Women in ICT: Myth and reality in developing regions

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Women in ICT: Myth and reality in developing regions | The News Tribe Blogs N owadays it is well-known that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can give new opportunities for development to everybody. Yet, lack of access to them in developing countries create difficulties to people for individual and social advancement as well. Women in developing regions occupy the highest level of the digital gender divide because of huge responsibilities for their families and kids at home that causes challenges for them in education, employment, participation in governance and business. Women have always had important role in educating our young children and developing our societies it is obvious that empowering them with new tools and values will surely help them contribute to the competitiveness of our economies and to building new generation which can fully understand the new challenges of the technological world of the developing regions. Needless to say that today there are ...

Telehealth solution for developing countries

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Telehealth solution for developing countries | The News Tribe Blogs "In 1994, a multi-disciplinary group of young professional from 24 different countries gathered and wrote a visionary report entitled, “Global Access Telehealth and Education System” (GATES). This report detailed how to utilize information and communication technology (ICT) to provide health and education services to the entire world, in particular developing countries. Developing countries face various problems in the provision of medical service and health-care. Many developing countries have inadequate health-care and medical services and they also suffer from shortage of doctors and health-care professionals. Telehealth is a relatively newer concept as far as most of the developing countries are concerned".

BioMedical engineering: Delivery challenges in developing countries

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BioMedical engineering: Delivery challenges in developing countries | The News Tribe Blogs BioMedical engineering (BME) is a multidisciplinary field that spans interdisciplinary boundaries and connects the engineering and physical sciences to the biological sciences and medicine in a multidisciplinary setting, to develop or apply new technologies in patient oriented research and clinical healthcare.  

Health for all: e-health in Pakistan perspective | The News Tribe Blogs

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Health for all: e-health in Pakistan perspective | The News Tribe Blogs