Monday, July 26, 2010

Jaroka Tele-healthcare Wins mBillionth Award

Jaroka Tele-healthcare, won another accolade last weekend, when it was declared winner in the mBillionth Award’s mHealth category.

The event was organized in New Delhi by Digital Empowerment Foundation, who after careful deliberations and review of over 200 nominations chose Jaroka as the winner in mHealth category.

This is a further reconfirmation of the success of our project and the great work that the team has done on the ground in rural Pakistan.

The mBillionth Award is dedicated to exploring the potential of the mobile sector and promoting game changing applications all across South Asia. The mBillionth secretariat at Digital Empowerment Foundation (http://defindia.net), New Delhi reached out to the entire South Asia region to solicit nominations across various categories including mHealth, eGovernment, eInclusion among others.

The Jaroka project was honored for its interactive interfaces, innovative design, aesthetic value, accessibility and most of all it’s relevance of content and utility value.

Jaroka Tele-health is a joint collaboration between UM Healthcare, NUST and APPNA which aims to provide better access to healthcare for rural and destitute communities across the globe. The project has received significant funding from Higher Education Commission (HEC), USAID and ISIF Foundation.

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Jaroka Participates at Women Deliver Conference 2010, Washington DC

Jaroka was presented and praised at "Young Women Deliver" Panel session at Women Deliver Conference held in Washington Convention Center from 4-9 June 2010. This session was moderated by Hollywood Actress Ashley Judd. Don't forget to check the following link to
learn about the fantastic work Young generation is doing to bring social change.
Watch live streaming video from womendeliver at livestream.com