Once considered a problem only in high income countries, obesity has been dramatically rising in low- and middle-income countries. Much research has shown that obesity is a major risk factor for various chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers and diabetes. In the pursuit of advancing global health, we are required to meet the needs of the … [Read more…]
Rotary Clubs, NGOs and thousands of relief organizations and individuals worldwide have been pledging, coordinating and delivering emergency aid to communities in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan flattened entire villages, killed thousands, and displaced over half a million others. E-Health Records International (EHRI), a Sebastopol, California software company, was able to facilitate $10,000 of donations … [Read more…]
Working with Health Centrum Hospital managed by Dr. Abundio Balgos, a Health Informatics Inc., an EHRI company, board member, the Philippine team is working to get potable water and medicines to the Roxas area which was hard hit by the typhoon. Dr. Balgos reports that the hospital has managed to continue operations but is running low of … [Read more…]
On November 19th, 2013 EHRI will roll out an innovative application for newborn hearing screening. This application is designed to work on desktop and tablet computers to collect the results of hearing tests on newborn babies and to provide referrals to audiologists for those that appear to have hearing loss. Working with the Philippine National … [Read more…]