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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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.