Examples from most recent independent evaluation

Access:

A 60% increase in the number of "Wellness” web sites was seen between Nov. 5, 1997 to June 20, 1998, to create a total of 355,810 documents available on the web. The number of "Preventative medicine” web sites increased by 25% over the same time period.

Increased discussion of development issues:

Inexpensive and portable video equipment has increased the use of teleconferencing over the Internet. E-mail services have greatly enhanced the number of professionals and people communicating over the Internet.

Source:

Joeli Hettler, MD, Bill Hettler, MD; "The Internet and Preventative Medicine"

For full evaluation and more information contact:

Dr. Des O'Byrne, Division of Health Promotion, Education and Communication: World Health Organization. 20 Ave Appia, Geneva 27, CH 1211. Phone: 011-41-22-791-2111, fax: 011-41-22-791-0746, E-mail: obyrned@who.ch