India’s public healthcare in serious decline: Planning Commission
India’s public healthcare is in “serious decline” due to non-availability of medical and paramedical staff, diagnostic services and medicines, says a Planning Commission report.
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US$ 350k MacArthur grant for India’s public health inst
Sangath, a Goa-based public health institution focussing on 350 million children and youth, is one among eight organisations in six countries that has won the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.
Apollo DKV health insurance in ties with InsuranceMall
Apollo DKV Insurance recently announced its tie-up with Bonsai Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd., a leading Insurance Broker in the General Insurance segment for online insurance shopping through its website www.Insurancemall.in.
Tatanet grabs contract from TCIL for telemedicine
Tatanet, a division of NELCO Ltd, has announced that it has received a multi-million dollar order for supply of Satcom equipment from Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) for a e-Network project providing telemedicine.
EMIS in joint venture with Ireland’s Helix Health
EMIS has announced a joint venture agreement with Ireland’s largest healthcare IT provider, Helix Health Ltd. The agreement sees the two companies selling each other’s products in their respective market areas.
Siemens introduces laptop-based ultrasound system
The Siemens Acuson P50 is a new laptop-based ultrasound system with integrated echocardiography software. The system is designed for mobile applications in cardiology, musculoskeletal and vascular imaging, as well as in the operating theatre and anaesthesiology departments.
Nottingham univ hospitals to deploy Cisco medical-grade network
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a multi-million-pound agreement to use Cisco technology to provide a state-of-the-art network infrastructure across the network of hospitals.
Philips provides speech-recognition to Oslo hospital
Philips has agreed a new deal to deploy SpeechMagic across the Ull University Hospital in Oslo, Norway
Microsoft launches Amalga BI in Europe
Microsoft has announced the European launch of its Amalga enterprise unified business intelligence (UBI) product for the health sector.
Satyam sets-up Life Sciences CoE
Global information technology giant Satyam Computer Services recently announced setting up of its Life Sciences Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad.
Medsynaptic’s WebPACS installed at Solapur hospital
Medsynaptic announced recently that it has completed the installation of its Enterprise WebPACS system – Medsynapse at Ashwini Hospital in Solapur, India.
Northern Ireland launches emergency care record
Northern Ireland health minister, Michael McGimpsey, has launched the Northern Ireland Emergency Care Record – a new emergency care project for patients attending A&E and out-of-hours services.
Sweden launches national e-health strategy
The Swedish government has launched a new citizen-centred national e-health strategy designed around ensuring the provision of information to where it is needed to support improvements in care.
