Transcript SIBERIAN IDDM REGISTRY

Health in Russia:
Internet Applications
Eugene Shubnikov and
Russian/FSU I-Prevention
Group
Internet Prevention
15 countries in FSU Supercourse
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 Internet
Cellular connections
CDMA2000 or
CDMA450
UMTS
(3G)
GSM
(WAP,
GPRS)
AREA
Same with
cellular
area
Same
with
cellular
area
Same
with
cellular
area
2,4
Technology Provider
Lucent,
SkyLink, Mbit/sec
153Kbit/sec
Nortel,
Uralvestcom
Real in RF
Siemens..
Lucent,
Not yet in 100 US $
Nortel,
Russia,
per
Siemens.. just for
comparison
Lucent,
MTS,
Nortel,
Bi-Line,
Siemens..
mpnth
GPRS
57,6
Megaphon Kbit/sec
Russian Mobile Internet
Radio connections
Type
Wi-Fi
Blue
tooth
AREA
Techno- Provider
logy
Peculiarities
Up 54
Intel, Asus, Taskom,
300
Mbit/sec
Siemens,
meters
Art
Plus 100IBM,
Dell
around
Communi
300 $ for
(notebooks
spot
cations,
with Wi-Fi)... Moscom. notebook
pr
Sony Erics- No need
GPRS
10
son, Nokia, for
57,6
metres
provider Kbit/sec
Motorolla,
Siemens.
Russian Search Engines:
Yandex.ru
Rambler.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-Prevention
Low 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.
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Number of participants of
Russian/FSU I-Prevention
Program
373
June 2000
December 2000
July 2001
December 2001
March 2002
February 2004
number
Publications on Russian/FSU Iprevention 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, MD
Center 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.