E-health is the transfer of health resources and health care by
electronic means. It encompasses three main areas: - The
delivery of health information, for health professionals and
health consumers, through the Internet and telecommunications. -
Using the power of IT and e-commerce to improve public health
services, e.g. through the education and training of health
workers. - The use of e-commerce and e-business practices in
health systems management. E-health provides a new method for
using health resources - such as information, money, and
medicines - and in time should help to improve efficient use of
these resources. The Internet also provides a new medium for
information dissemination, and for interaction and collaboration
among institutions, health professionals, health providers and
the public. The World Trade Organization (WTO) defines
e-commerce as the production, distribution, marketing, sale or
delivery of goods and services by electronic means, i.e.
conducting business over the Internet. The redu