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 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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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
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
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.
Vashi’s Fortis hospital has taken a huge initiative to address all problems related to infertility (unproductiveness) in men and women. Fortis hospital in association with Bloom IVF centre has conceptualised Navi Mumbai’s most advanced IVF (In vitro fertilisation) clinic – Fortis Bloom IVF clinic.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital’s ambitious expansion plans indicate an impressive upward trajectory. Honoring its commitment to cater to the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, the hospital will commission an additional 150 beds in August 2010.
Dr. K. M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Indian Industry to establish a basic framework for conducting cooperative activities between Dr. K.M. Cherian’s Educational Society (KMCES) and the CII, which will be beneficial to the respective institutions and its members, a Collaborative Expansion of Scientific and Technical Knowledge.
Project Connect, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a five year program launched by Population Services International (PSI) in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), organised a national symposium on,
