Gates Foundation pledges $100 mn for global health research
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it has earmarked 100 million dollars to create a new fast-track grants initiatives to support the global health research.
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Automated CD/DVD Distribution System for Medical Images
ETIAM Corp. a leading medical imaging software publisher presents a new version of its automated CD and DVD distribution system for medical images.
Apollo Hospitals finally comes to Mumbai
Apollo Hospitals Group, in a bid to further expand its healthcare business has firmed up its plans for establishing a presence in Mumbai.
NACO launches Mobile AIDS counseling centre in Nagaland
The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) has launched Mobile Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) in Nagaland (India) in collaboration with the state AIDS control (NSACS).
Reliance Life on expansion spree
Reliance Life Insurance, one of the leading life insurance players in India, will invest INR 1000-1200 crore (US$ 250- 300 million) in 2-3 years to expand its insurance business.
Govt promises health insurance for the poor workers of India
Given the vast number of workers to be covered, the new Health Insurance Scheme (HIS) would be implemented in a phased manner. Initially workers living Below the Poverty Line (BPL) are to be covered in next five years.
Safe burial for E-waste in Hyderabad soon
Hazardous material, such as Obsolete electronic devices classified as unsafe will soon have a safe disposal facility in Hyderabad city in the form of E-waste Management Facility comming up at Maheshwaram.
GE Healthcare gets approval for India
A unit of General Electric Co., GE Healthcare Technologies Ltd, has received approval from India
Health eCard initiative launched in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Health Ministry has officially launched the first electronic prescription in the new EU member state of Bulgaria. The Ministry has officially launched the pilot system for the Bulgarian electronic health card (eCard).
Cryobanks plans INR 500 cr (US$ 125m) investment
Cryobanks International India(CII), a JV between Cryobanks International Inc of US, and RJ Corp of India, is planning to invest Rs 500 crore in the health care industry in the country over the next five years.
Abu Dhabi hospitals go mobile
The General Authority for Health Services of Abu Dhabi in partnership with ITQAN has selected InfoLogix to provide a mobile technology computing platform in Abu Dhabi.
Wockhardt plans to triple revenue from US market
Pharma major Wockhardt is planning to triple or quadruple the company
Free and Open Source Software to track epidemics like Chikungunya, Malaria, Dengue
A new software developed by Zyxware Technologies (India) is about to revolutionize the way information is collected and processed in tracking diseases like Chikungunya, Dengue, Malaria. The software, is being dedicated to the nation as Free Software under the GNU General Public License (GPL) on 5th October 2007.
