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Smart Contact Lenses: These lenses are developed by Google and help people with poor eyesight and diabetic problem. They measure the glucose level from the tears of person’s eye. They help in restoring eye’s natural autofocus.
Smart Bras: They are helpful in identifying the status of breast health in women. They are embedded with sensors which keep a check on breast tissues and alert about any cancer symptoms. They are connected with an app which records information and guide users about right care in breast health. They are also helpful in tracking fitness activities, breathing count, and heart rate.

Steps taken by Governments in Smart Healthcare

As the countries are moving towards smart city projects and using IOT devices in every aspect of life, smart healthcare projects have also become mandatory for city managers. Governments along with public private partnerships are investing significantly in these projects.
UAE- Dubai
In year 2015, United Arab Emirates (UAE) approved a cabinet backed plan on establishing a unified national health database. The plan aimed to connect all hospitals and clinics for creating effective database about patient’s medical history, ailments, surgeries and tests conducted. By unifying the data, patients can move across hospitals and clinics seamlessly. The goal is to save time and cost of patients and also help doctors in effective diagnosis. The data collected will be used for better research practices, innovations and collaborations with healthcare professionals.
By investing in smart and high quality health care system the country aims to create a competitive edge in the healthcare market and tap in the medical tourism.
Apart from medical benefits, there are also institutional benefits of high quality healthcare systems. It provide better resource, inventory and food management, minimize medical errors, reduce overcrowding in hospitals, and effectively dispose medical wastes. Also, a comprehensive database of medical records save cost of insurance companies.
Australia
In South Pacific region, Australia has tremendously worked on its health care sector. In terms of efficient health services, life expectancy rate and better life index it has continuously ranked in top ten positions in past few years. The country attracts considerable medical tourism in the region. It excels in telemedicine and telehealth services and boosts excellent public private hospitals. The country aims to double the expenditure on smart healthcare services in coming years. The plan is to integrate its medical system through better connectivity, data integration, faster delivery, paperless records, improved efficiency and better research practices.