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This APDIP e-Note provides an overview of the benefits and challenges of some of the most used e-Health tools. Important lessons learned in e-Health in the Asia-Pacific region are highlighted through three case studies from Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. The APDIP e-Note also examines different approaches to e-Health, such as the use of free and open source software and the relationship between e-Health and the Millennium Development Goals. Finally, considerations for policy makers are discussed.

Think Positive: The Asia Face of HIV/AIDS is a compilation of productions by 11 national broadcasting companies across the Asia-Pacific region. The productions were officially launched at the Asian Television Forum in Singapore on 30 November 2005. These television productions are now available online.

The project on Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) in the Philippines, initiated as an ICT R&D Grants Programme, is this year's finalist in the Stockholm Challenge under the "Health" category. CHITS was carried out to improve health care delivery in the public health sector through the development of a computer-based information system for community health centers using open source software and local capacity building.