health in russia: internet applications eugene shubnikov and russian/fsu i-prevention group
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Health in Russia: Internet Applications
Eugene Shubnikov and Russian/FSU I-Prevention
Group
15 countries in FSU Supercourse
Internet Prevention
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.
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.
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*
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)
Status of Internet use in Novosibirsk City (Russia), 2002
According “Aikon Marketing” survey (Epigraf, N1, 2002)
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 $).
Russian Mobile InternetCellular connections
GPRS 57,6 Kbit/sec
MTS, Bi-Line, Megaphon
Lucent, Nortel, Siemens..
Same with cellular area
GSM (WAP, GPRS)
100 US $ per mpnth
Not yet in Russia, just for comparison
Lucent, Nortel, Siemens..
Same with cellular area
UMTS
(3G)
2,4 Mbit/sec153Kbit/sec Real in RF
Provider
SkyLink,Uralvestcom
Technology
Lucent, Nortel, Siemens..
AREA
Same with cellular area
CDMA-2000 or CDMA-450
Russian Mobile Internet Radio connections
GPRS 57,6 Kbit/sec
No need for provider
Sony Erics-
son, Nokia,
Motorolla, Siemens.
10 metres
Blue
tooth
Up 54 Mbit/sec Plus 100-300 $ for notebook
pr
Taskom, Art Communications, Moscom.
Intel, Asus, Siemens, IBM, Dell (notebooks with Wi-Fi)...
300 meters around spot
Wi-Fi
Peculia-rities
ProviderTechno-
logy
AREAType
Russian Search Engines:Yandex.ruRambler.ru
Search through Yandex.ru for word “epidemiology” in Russian language revealed 32450 pages
and about 377 web servers.
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
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
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.
Number of participants of Russian/FSU I-Prevention
Program373
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June 2000December 2000July 2001December 2001March 2002February 2004
Publications on Russian/FSU I-prevention Program
• 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)
Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus(DM) in Siberia
Eugene Shubnikov, MDCenter for Endocrinology
«SibDiab»
Novosibirsk, Russia
readings
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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