tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35371758.post-63448424626068891752008-06-22T08:14:00.005+06:002008-06-22T08:41:34.045+06:002008-06-22T08:41:34.045+06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__NHjaxbGb9k/SF254JwkAuI/AAAAAAAABqo/rtrFyMiE6UI/s1600-h/Image027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 133px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__NHjaxbGb9k/SF254JwkAuI/AAAAAAAABqo/rtrFyMiE6UI/s400/Image027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214528317908320994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">So it is official now. <a href="http://www.cyber.net.pk">Cybernet</a>, Pakistan's largest Internet Service Provider, as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, has donated dedicated internet access via VSAT Satellite to UM Healthcare Trust's medical hospital in remote village of Zahidabad, Mardan District, NWFP, Pakistan.<br /><br />The satellite based internet access will enable us to run Tele-healthcare services in collaboration with <a href="http://www.appna.org">APPNA </a>doctors in the USA as well as perform analysis on medical records to track pandemic diseases in real time using NUST's SUN based cluster for high performance computing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__NHjaxbGb9k/SF26entajnI/AAAAAAAABqw/lUcgG8h0F3o/s1600-h/Image030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 210px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__NHjaxbGb9k/SF26entajnI/AAAAAAAABqw/lUcgG8h0F3o/s400/Image030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214528978783211122" border="0" /></a></div>This is yet another positive step towards the realization of extending affordable healthcare to the rural and needy population of Mardan District using ICT.<br /><br />Cybernet and UM Healthcare Trust will be replicating this tele-healthcare services at other medical facilities in rural areas as well and connecting them with specialists and doctors in the cities.<br /></div>Atif Mumtazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382380969251578254noreply@blogger.com