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APDIP e-Note 22 on e-Health: This APDIP e-Note provides an overview of the benefits and challenges of some of the most used e-Health tools. Important lessons learned in e-Health in the Asia-Pacific region are highlighted through three case studies from Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. The APDIP e-Note also examines different approaches to e-Health, such as the use of free and open source software and the relationship between e-Health and the Millennium Development Goals. Finally, considerations for policy makers are discussed.

Think Positive: The Asia Face of HIV/AIDS Available Online: Think Positive: The Asia Face of HIV/AIDS is a compilation of productions by 11 national broadcasting companies across the Asia-Pacific region. The productions were officially launched at the Asian Television Forum in Singapore on 30 November 2005. These television productions are now available online.

CHITS - A Finalist in the Stockholm Challenge 2006: The project on Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) in the Philippines, initiated as an ICT R&D Grants Programme, is this year's finalist in the Stockholm Challenge under the "Health" category. CHITS was carried out to improve health care delivery in the public health sector through the development of a computer-based information system for community health centers using open source software and local capacity building.

Generic Engine for Modules in PrimaCare: Grant awarded in November 2005 to Primary Care Doctors' Organisation Malaysia (PCDOM) to develop a Generic Engine for Modules (GEM) software that will help develop modules by providing databases, business logics, user interfaces, report templates, etc.

ICTs Assisted Learning Tool for Deaf in Pakistan: Grant awarded in September 2002 to Sustainable Development Networking Programme to research emerging communication technologies for developing Pakistani sign language.

M-DOK: Mobile Telehealth and Information Resource System for Community Health Workers in the Philippines

Development of a Web-Based Medical Information Repository Integrated with an Artificial Intelligence-Based Medical Decision Support System, Malaysia

IT-Mediated Rural Women Education and Dissemination of Health Information: A Pilot in Tamil Nadu, India

Presentations on ICT for Social Enterprise and Sustainable Development: Here are a collection of presentations on ICT4D with a focus on social enterprise and sustainable development. A short description of each presentation is given.

World Internet Resources for Education and Development: WiRED builds Medical and Community Health Information Centers in developing and post-conflict regions around the world. Our Centers are equipped with computers, databases, Internet connectivity or digital libraries that provide access to extensive medical and healthcare resources, including journals, books and tutorials. WiRED partners with local professionals, buys from local vendors, and employs local residents wherever we work. Nearly one million people use WiRED's Centers each year.

Closing the educational divide through teacher training and community teaching & learning centers: Teachers Without Borders is a non-profit, non-denominational, international NGO founded in 2000, devoted to closing the education divide through teacher professional development and community education. Our organization focuses on the building of teacher leaders. We work primarily, but not exclusively, in developing countries, in order to build self-reliance, health, and capacity.

Sachet: Pakistani Development: Sachet is an organization for Pakistani by Pakistanis with a vision of promoting human development of the disadvantaged Communities with a gender perspective. Program areas include health, poverty alleviation and income generation, education and training (capacity building).

TeleCommons Development Group: TeleCommons Development Group (TDG) is a unique international telecommunications networking firm specializing in results-oriented solutions for rural areas, agriculture, health, and community development.

Greenstar: Greenstar delivers solar power, health, education and environmental programs to small villages in the developing world -- and connects people in those villages, and their traditional culture, to the global community. We work with people in traditional cultures to express the voice of the community to the world through original music, artwork, photography and video and other arts. That voice is connected with respect and dignity to the land, to families, to language, tradition, to the past and to a clear vision of the future. Income from this priceless "digital culture" is used to fund an ongoing, community-driven process of literacy, local business, education and training, public health, and environmental programs.

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