‘Store Your Cells’- India’s first dental stem cell bank launched
Teeth are the newest and the easiest way of obtaining stem cells. ‘Store Your Cells’ is the first dental stem cell bank in India started by dentists at Dhruv Polyclinic, Mumbai.
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Workshop on Renewable Energy for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions
At the backdrop of the growing needs of power in the healthcare sector and healthcare institutions, Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI) had organised for a workshop on ‘Renewable Energy for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions,’ sponsored by Ministry of New &Renewable Energy (MNRE) at the Holy Family Hospital Auditorium for all matters relating to new and renewable energy such as solar, wind, biomass, small hydro, hydrogen, geothermal etc.
GE Healthcare alliances with Cardiovascular Genomic Diagnostic Company, CardioDx
GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of GE (NYSE: GE) and CardioDx, a pioneer in cardiovascular genomic diagnostics, announced to have entered into a strategic alliance to advance and co-develop diagnostic technologies to improve the care and management of patients with cardiovascular disease.
India in effort to bring down the maternal mortality ratio in the country
India has been making concerted efforts to bring down the maternal mortality ratio in the country. Maternal mortality ratio has come down to 254/1000 live births in 2006 from 301/1000 live births in the year 2003.
Central Government is being pursued to financially assist Arogyasri
It is good news; for the State; for over two crores of BPL Arogysri card-holding families; but if the proposal of Arogyasri scheme, which may soon become a Government of India-assisted scheme, materialises.
The UN tackles noncommunicable diseases
The United Nations General Assembly has recently adopted resolution in Geneva on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases – mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes – which kill nearly 35 million people each year, including almost 9 million before the age of 60.
New World Bank Action Plan – to help developing world achieve MDG 5 targets by 2015
The World Bank has released a new five-year plan to help poor countries reduce their high fertility rates and prevent the widespread deaths of their mothers and children.
India surges ahead for patient safety: an initiative by AIIMS
The Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), INCLEN Trust and supported by knowledge partner Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd., has commenced a single platform with aims to bring on reputed clinicians, Nurses and Hospital administrators from 12 leading public and private hospitals and promote the culture of patient safety under the umbrella of NIPS.
Masters in Public Health Degree at Ravenshaw & AIPH
Asian Institute of Public Health (AIPH) has entered into a partnership with Ravenshaw, the premier University of Orissa, to offer the Masters in Public Health (MPH) degree course starting from July 19, 2010.
Wipro Technologies appoints Ayan Mukerji as Product Engineering Services globally & Jeffrey Heenan Jalil as Head of Europe
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited has announced the appointment of Ayan Mukerji as the Global Head of Product Engineering Services (PES) group, effective April, 2010 and Jeffrey Heenan Jalil as the Head of Europe operations.
Ubisurfer-Easy connectivity for medical representatives
Field service management, also known as field force automation, is an attempt to optimise processes and information needed by companies who send technicians or staff “into the field”, especially in cases of pharmaceuticals industry, medical representatives who are constantly on the move, meeting doctors need a device by which they can access the internet, fill in updates of their day
Medica Superspecialty Hospital opens in Kolkata
The 500-bed Medica Superspecialty Hospital, one of the largest in eastern India, has recently opened in Kolkata. The hospital was formally inaugurated by the Hon
Mass Deworming & Eye screening camp for Children: a Wockhardt Foundation initiative
A medical camp was conducted by Wockhardt Foundation, for children belonging to the economically marginalised section of the society studying in, Pratiksha Nagar BMC School at Jogeshwari on Thursday 29th April 2010.
