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June 2015 - Volume 10 - Issue 05
Editorial Dr. Ravi Gupta, Editor-in-Chief
Balancing Act

First anniversary of the new government has been a mixed bag for the health sector in the country. Besides cutting down budgetary support for National Health Mission (NHM) and AIDS control, as many as 15 centrally-funded schemes have not been allocated... more
Cover Story
The emergence and growth of personalised and pharmacogenomic medicine is providing tremendous revenue opportunities for molecular diagnostics industry, writes Anshuman Ojha of Elets News Network (ENN). more
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

AshaSoft Raises Hopes in Healthcare
Naveen Jain,
Mission Director & Special Secretary, National Health Mission, Department of Medical, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan
A number of initiatives have been undertaken in Rajasthan since the ascension of Modi Government at the Centre and quite a few programmes have also been launched. Primarily, our emphasis is on two things: one is how to use our limited resources in a better manner by using IT, and secondly, how to make our employees learn to use these IT tools effectively. more

NHM Streamlines Health Services in Puducherry
Dr K V Raman
Director, Department of Health & Family Welfare Services, Government of Puducherry
The Health Department in Puducherry exists for more than 50 years and some of the hospitals are nearly 200 years old. Owing to the French legacy, Puducherry was famous for its healthcare services and people from other regions used to come in.When NHM came, it did not have much of an impact because all the services were already being provided by the government. more

Advanced Technology: The Winning Leap
Manikandan Bala
Managing Director, Elekta Medical Systems India Private Limited
As the incidence cases of cancer diseases continue to rise, along with increasing trends in accurate diagnosis and precise treatment planning system, the radiation therapy devices market for treating these diseases continue to show significant growth. Radiation therapy is one of the main modes of treatment for cancer globally.n an average about 50 per cent of cancer patients need radiation.. more
EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE
eAushadhi Setting benchmarks in Drug Supply Chain Management
Innovation in government processes using IT solutions democratises citizen centric service. Maharashtra Public Health Department is changing the rules of performance in its drug inventory and supply management
Drug supply chain management has always remained a challenge in the public health systems with respect to its efficiency, transparency, tracking and reporting of various state priority parameters. Such a problem also posed in front of Public Health Department of Maharashtra, when the department envisaged and came up with a long term, comprehensive and effective solution. more
INDUSTRY SPEAK
Empowering the Patient Revolution
Richard Guest, CEO, Siemens Healthcare, South Asia
CT scanner is an evolving technology in India, as it is capable of diagnosing diseases early and accurately. Today, it is one of the most important tools.... more
Moving towards Low Dose CT Scans
Raveendran Gandhi, Senior Director-Radiology,

iDose4 iterative reconstruction technique is a breakthrough in image quality and dose reduction with the 4th generation of reconstruction,... more
INDUSTRY SPEAK
The Changing Landscape of MDx
Nitin Sawat,General Manager -Diagnostic, Trivitron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd


A genetic screening test is a promising area for future expansion of in vitro molecular diagnostic market, says Nitin Sawant, General Manager-Diagnostic, Trivitron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.... more
Simplicity and Speed Need of the Hour
Dr Rajas Warke, R&D Director-Molecular Biology and Virology, HiMedia Laboratories Private Limited

Molecular Diagnostics (MDx) are techniques, which are used to detect and analyse DNA, RNA and protein molecules in order to provide the clinical information.. more
Health Start-ups


There are various medical conditions where it is more suited for a patient to get treated at home. With the concept of such services that are already popular in countries such as US and Europe, also a trending practice in India, HealthCare at Home (HCAH) incorporated the idea along with the corporate hospitals and doctors offering specialised home healthcare services.... more


A small town physician needs to connect and communicate with a super-specialist for patient referrals and second opinions. Also, there is a lot of dependency of private practice physicians on the doctors of corporate hospitals. Various specialties are inter-related for holistic patient treatment in its absence from a corporate set up, it becomes difficult to communicate with the right doctor.... more
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