Zone 1- Asia Summary, week # 137

SOUTH ASIA

45 Million Internet Users in India (Click for Details)

India had as on September 2008 45.3 million active internet users. This is according to the I-Cube Study, conducted annually by IMRB International and Internet and Mobile Association of India [IAMAI]. Majority of urban Indians cite lack of awareness as a main hurdle in the usage of internet.

March 2009

Society » Media/ New Media

Multi country poll- Many in Asia Travel Domestically for Medical Care (Multi-country survey) (Click for Details)

Underscoring issues with access to quality local healthcare, a median of about one in five households across 11 Asian countries say at least one member had to travel to another community for medical care in the past year. Nepalese households are the most likely to have had a member seek treatment outside the community, while those in Indonesia are the least likely. Gallup USA

September 17, 2010

Society » Health

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