Eastern Europe explores PFI for medical imaging
Public hospitals in Eastern Europe are exploring private finance service (PFI) approaches to enable them to invest in medical imaging equipment.
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New surgical tower to come up in AIIMS
A new surgical tower with a separate surgical speciality block will be one of the new additions to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) when it undergoes a revamp.
Super-specialty eye hospital in Patna soon
Patna will soon have a super-specialty eye hospital. It will be an autonomous body and will have a separate cadre for doctors. Till its own building comes up in the phase-wise manner it will function at the existing Rajendaranagar Hospital in Patna.
Latest in blood glucose meter from Arkray Piramal Medical
Arkray Piramal Medical Pvt Ltd, a Joint Venture between Arkray Inc, Japan and Nicholas Piramal India Ltd a leading pharmaceutical company in India, recently released Glucocard 01, a unique and patented combination of a Ruthenium Based Mediator and Thin film carbon coated electrodes which makes the strips free from temperature and humidity interference thus ensuring accurate and precise results.
Jharkhand plans e-health network
Patients in remote villages of Jharkhand will soon have access to specialists without having to travel long distances for an examination.
Launch of Stimulus Simplicity program by GE
To help doctors and medical centers adopt electronic medical records (EMRs) more efficiently, GE Healthcare and GE Capital have jointly launched the Stimulus Simplicity program.
CitiusTech’s patient registration solution now on HealthVault
CitiusTech, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions
US launches INR 580 mn health initiative in India
The US on Thursday launched a INR 580 million initiative to improve maternal and child health in India, with a focus on Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
BCBS signs with Google Health
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TN launches medical scheme for govt employees
The Tamil Nadu government recently launched a medical health insurance scheme for state government employees.
AyurVAID to set up hospitals in tier II cities, metros
Kerala-based AyurVAID hospitals will be setting up six hospitals in the coming year in tier II cities and metros, with an equity investment of INR 4.5 crore, provided by a non-profit venture fund Acumen, US.
Private DNA bank launched in India
A human DNA Bank was established by an Indian biotechnology firm director in northern city Lucknow recently. This is Asia’s only and the world’s second human DNA Bank.
GE moves US$ 17 bln healthcare business to Turkey
In what analysts see as a major vote of confidence for the Turkish economy, General Electric (GE) has decided to move all managing operations in the eastern and African growth markets (EAGM) to İstanbul.
