In a move aimed at bridging healthcare needs, the government is planning to allow private healthcare players and profit-making bodies to set up medical colleges. The government may also relax the existing regulations to facilitate their entry.
Taking the e-Governance initiative at the forefront, the Government of Delhi has decided to digitise all government hospitals in the Indian capital state.
In a bid to help combat Malaria and other fatal diseases in India, World Bank has announced a USD 520 million scheme, the largest such project by the world body in any country.
Though the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) will soon be upgraded to the status of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), it will still lack modern treatment facilities for patients suffering from cancer.
Medical service provider Fortis Health Care plans to set up an institute, which will also house a cancer research hospital, in Punjab at an initial investment of INR 100 crore.
Piramal Healthcare is set to clinch yet another in-licensing deal. The company has concluded a marketing deal with US-based firm BioElectronics to market the latter
The Disease Management Association of India (DMAI), the non-profit organization recently formed to propagate disease management concept and tools all over the country, is planning to initiate a Chronic Care Professional (CCP) certification programme for doctors across specialties in India to bring excellence on par with the international standards.
Gearing up to meet high standards of safety in blood transfusion, the Government has approved providing the four major metros with blood banks, which would also be centres of excellence for transfusion medicine.
Multi-speciality healthcare provider Global Hospitals Group will soon launch a hospital with 500 beds in Chennai.
World Bank group member International Finance Corporation has said it will invest INR 55 crore (USD 14 million) in Delhi-based Rockland Hospitals to support its expansion plans.
Owing to the marked changes over the past few years in the healthcare sector, there is a growing demand for quality healthcare services, which calls for a closer look at the healthcare delivery systems and the necessity to introduce quality assurance mechanisms.
Magnetom Verio, a worldwide innovation on the MRI high-field market that optimizes parallel imaging, improves visualization and allows exceptional patient comfort.
Schiller India, a leading Swiss Joint Venture Company in the field of Medical Diagnostics, has launched a new multi-parameter monitor called Argus LCX which has a 15 inch LCD screen and a facility to transfer data through SD card.
