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Health in Russia: Internet Applications

Health in Russia: Internet Applications. Eugene Shubnikov and Russian/FSU I-Prevention Group. Russia and FSU. Internet Prevention . 15 countries in FSU Supercourse. History of Russian Internet. The structure of Russian Internet began to develop in 1991-1992.

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Health in Russia: Internet Applications

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  1. Health in Russia: Internet Applications Eugene Shubnikov and Russian/FSU I-Prevention Group

  2. Russia and FSU Internet Prevention 15 countries in FSU Supercourse

  3. History of Russian Internet • The structure of Russian Internet began to develop in 1991-1992. • As the first step the Internet companies (Eunet/Relcom, Sovam Teleport, Glasnet, FreeNet) provided only E-mail access. • In 1993-1994, began the creation and reinforcement of scientific and educational networking (Radio-MSU, RUNNet). From this period all Internet companies started to provide the access to growing World Wide Web resources.

  4. Soros Foundation • The Soros Foundation has created an Internet network for science and education in Russia. The Soros Foundation has established computer classes and free Internet access in Russian Universities, Institutions and schools. The Soros Foundation supports 33 well equipped Internet centres at the leading Russian Universities. Thousands of hospitals, Medical Schools and libraries have been wired with funds from Mr. Soros.

  5. Russian Internet Statistics for 2003 • According and data of the “Public Opinion” Fund about 10 million Russians use Internet at least one time per month.* • Russian language web sites have about 3 millions users each day. About 58% of the users having access from Russia. * • In average, one Internet user from Russia checking 30 pages per day*

  6. Communications in Russia • There are 30 ml (1998) main telephone lines in use • Telephones - mobile cellular: 19 million (January 2003) • Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 300 (June 2000) • Internet users - 18 million (2002)

  7. Status of Internet use in Novosibirsk City (Russia), 2002 According “Aikon Marketing” survey (Epigraf, N1, 2002)

  8. 4% of Novosibirsk City Population is very interested to use Internet, but they still have not access.According “Aikon Marketing” survey (Epigraf, N1, 2002)There are several other limitations to use Internet: • The hour of Internet time costs about 0,66 US cents during day time and 0,33 cents during night time. • There are some possibilities for unlimited use with reasonable price, but usually during night time (15 US $ per month with access from 1 to 8 a.m., for example). • Cable Internet. Very fast connection but providers charge 0,07 US $ per 1 Mb of information together with month payment (5 $), initial fee(50 $) and equipment (15-30 $).

  9. Russian Mobile InternetCellular connections AREA Same with cellular area CDMA-2000 or CDMA-450 2,4 Mbit/sec 153Kbit/sec Real in RF Technology Lucent,Nortel,Siemens.. Provider SkyLink, Uralvestcom Not yet in Russia, just for comparison UMTS (3G) Same with cellular area Lucent,Nortel,Siemens.. 100 US $ per mpnth GSM (WAP, GPRS) Same with cellular area Lucent,Nortel,Siemens.. GPRS 57,6 Kbit/sec MTS, Bi-Line, Megaphon

  10. Type AREA Provider Peculia-rities Techno- logy Up 54 Mbit/sec Plus 100-300 $ for notebook pr 300 meters around spot Intel,Asus,Siemens, IBM, Dell (notebooks with Wi-Fi)... Taskom, Art Communications, Moscom. Wi-Fi Sony Erics- son, Nokia, Motorolla,Siemens. No need for provider GPRS 57,6 Kbit/sec 10 metres Blue tooth Russian Mobile Internet Radio connections

  11. Russian Search Engines:Yandex.ruRambler.ru Search through Yandex.ru for word “epidemiology” in Russian language revealed 32450 pages and about 377 web servers.

  12. SIBMED (http://sibmed.ru/res/) Many medical resources are being created at local level. Here is an example of web work at Novosibirsk sites. There are possibilities now to visit virtual outpatient department, to find different Internet medical sites. Some of them: http://www.med.ru/links/default.htm - Library of Russian medical sites http://www.MedNet.com - Web site of Main statistical center for Ministry of Public Health of Russia

  13. Russian/FSU I-Prevention consists from: • Network of the scientists involved in prevention and the Internet in Russia • Russian Language or Russia/ FSU’s connected Public Health Library of lectures on the Internet • Scientific cooperation between Russian, FSU, US and scientists from around the world in the field of Epidemiology, Public Health and Internet

  14. I-PreventionLow band width information transfer reaching large numbers of well people to prevent The creation of Internet based disease prevention system in Russia is the Primary goal for the future work of our group. Information for non-communicable diseases is what “vaccinations” are to infectious diseases.

  15. Number of participants of Russian/FSU I-Prevention Program

  16. Publications on Russian/FSU I-preventionProgram • Boyarsky S., Brener I., Vlasov V., Danishevski K., Dato V., Zabina H., Ivanov D.,LaPorte R., Linkov F., Luchanski V., Troufanov A., Chepurnov A., Shubnikov E.Internet Prevention Program for Russia.Journal of Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion. Number 3, 2001, P.27-31. (in Russian)

  17. Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus(DM) in Siberia Eugene Shubnikov, MD Center for Endocrinology «SibDiab» Novosibirsk, Russia readings

  18. Future of I-prevention in Russia/FSU • Russian/FSU teachers of Public Health will use all accessible Internet information on diseases prevention. • New generation of Russian/FSU cyber docs will use the power of Internet through Supercourse web site and related Health web sites. • Powerful National Public Health Programs will be supported by Ministries of Health, Medical Academies, Ministries of Education and any other interested government or private organizations.

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