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Dr. Edward A. Friedman <FRIEDMAN@STEVENS-TECH.EDU>

Professor Seth G. Neugroschl <SN23@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>


Dear Ed:

(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I).

It has certainly been sometime since our last correspondences.

(2) I am very delighted to know that you have been conducting an e-healthcare project in Rwanda successfully.  My wholehearted congratulations to the citation of your project in the prestigious IEEE magazine.

Enhancing Rural Healthcare in Rwanda through Clinical Decision Support
http://tinyurl.com/lzf8g8


(3) With an endorsement letter from Rwanda government, you may approach for a fund to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the Japan Embassy there.

I think that the President of Rwanda was the President of the Africa Union last year, and attended;

The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) in Yokohama
28-30 May, 2008
<http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/Africa/ticad/ticad4/index.html>


At this conference, the Japanese government pledged US$4 billion to construct superhighway to connect various Sub Sahara African countries — the Japanese government recently added another US$ 0.5 billion for African countries.

(4) BTW, you must have receiving my list distributions about our Globally Collaborative Environmental Peace Gaming (GCEPG) project.

Should you be interested in it, pls let me know.  This project is under the auspices of Polytechnic Institute of NYU, which president is Dr. Jerry Hultin, former president of your Stevens Institute of Technology and your good friend.  Because of his background with many WAR gaming experiences as the Undersecretary of Navy (appointed by his Yale Law School classmate, former President Bill Clinton) before your Stevens, he is keenly interested how our PEACE gaming would be developed.

(5) My father was obstetrician and wanted me to inherit his large hospital.  I refused it as saying that I could not stand dealing with BLOOD!!  So, I am still sorry for him and interested in helping e-health — hopefully with the use of broadband wireless Internet in remote/rural areas — an example is the use of ultrasound for prevention of maternity and infant mortality — see;

ÒIn JapanÕs Rural Areas, Remote Obstetrics Fills the GapÓ
The New York Times, Norimitsu Onishi, April 8, 2007
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/world/asia/08japan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22In%20JapanÕs%20Rural%20Areas,%20Remote%20Obstetrics%20Fills%20the%20Gap%22&st=cse&oref=slogin>
<http://tinyurl.com/5mjgbh>


<http://tinyurl.com/onnl2p>


As you see in this diagram, I took my life for the ÒArt of Wisdom/VirtueÓ for healing illness of nation and globe, as to be in line with my name given by my father.

(6) Seth told me a few weeks ago over phone that his hip operation was successful, and expects to resume his Columbia University monthly seminar ÒComputer, Man and SocietyÓ from the fall semester when the faculty club building will be re-open after the year-long renovation.

Keep in touch.

Best, Tak

ATTACHMENT I


From: "Edward A. Friedman" <Edward.Friedman@stevens.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:59:22 -0400
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: Edward Friedman <Edward.Friedman@stevens.edu>
Subject: Project News in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Dear Tak,

It has been some time since we have been in touch.

I have been concentrating my activities on computer use in decision support for rural clinics in Sub Saharan Africa. Basically, there is a system that has been in use in India for more than eight years that is of proven efficacy. Such a system is desperately needed in Africa. I am currently seeking funds for a project in Rwanda with the endorsement of the Government of Rwanda.

I submitted a  research paper on computer-assisted diagnosis of patients at rural clinics in Sub Saharan Africa,  to the peer reviewed IEEE Technology and Society Magazine that will appear in the Fall 2009 issue.

In the course of processing that paper, the editors and publishers of the journal found our application of the ideas expressed in the research article compelling. On their own initiative, they incorporated news about the Rwanda rural health care project in the Summer issue of the journal. The cover of that issue and the page with News is attached.

With more than 375,000 members in 160 countries, IEEE is the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology. It is a particular locus for leaders in the fields of computer science, information technology and communications technologies. The Technology and Society Magazine focusses on the impact of these IEEE technologies on society. I am delighted to have this endorsement.

I was quite touched by this unexpected and very thoughtful action. i am pleased to share this development with you.

I have not heard from Seth in more than a year. What do you know of his health?

With best regards,

Ed

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Dr. Edward A. Friedman
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