Corporate News: May 2011

Lisinopril recall may not affect the company financially Drug-maker Lupin’s hypertension drug Lisinopril, in the US, recall will not have […]

National symposium on CSR and the Role of Pharmaceutical Sector in AIDS and TB in India

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,

“IT is the only facilitator for health services in the government sector” : Dr. R C Patnaik, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, India

The health department is a constituent unit of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), providing holistic healthcare facilities to the population residing in the geographical territory under MCD.

“Wipro HIS product is under implementation in government sector projects such as ESIC” : Harbir Sawhney, Wipro HealthCare IT

Harbir Sawhney, General Manager of Health-IT division of Wipro, shares his perspectives on the health IT scenario and Wipro’s initiatives in this space.

Saving Children Through Tele- Consultation in Remote Egypt : Sherif El Tokali, Poverty Reduction, MDGs & Private Sector Team Leader, UNDP- Egypt; Ada Fishta, ICT Specialist, UNDP- Egypt; Alexandra Gil, UN University Volunteer Khaled Shams, World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

This paper illustrates an example of telemedicine applied in remote areas with limited resources through the presentation of a case-study of tele-consultation network in Siwa Oasis, one of the pristine desert environments in the world.

ICT to be embraced by the Health Sector

For developing a purpose-driven Information Communication Technology plan for Barbados, a cabinet subcommittee has been established.

A Private Affair analysing the need for private sector in Indian healthcare system : SKadri SM, Regional Institute of Health and Family Welfare, DHS, Srinagar, Kashmir, India; Danish Ahmed, Research Scholar, University of Delhi Medical School, New Delhi

[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Increased privatisation of Indian healthcare system would not only be beneficial for up gradation of medical facilities of the country but will also be beneficial for the poor and common people. It will also attract foreign investment and will able to keep the physicians staying in the country motivated.

Decline of Public Sector = Rise of Private Sector

[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Editorial

Investment and Financing in Healthcare Sector : Dilip Khanna, Associate Director, Healthsciences Practice, Ernst & Young

[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The Indian healthcare sector is on a high-growth trajectory propelled by unparalleled domestic growth, increasing public awareness and growing global interest in India�s delivery capabilities.

Max New York Life Insurance enters health sector

Max New York Life Insurance has entered health insurance sector by launching ‘lifeline’ consisting of three distinct groups of solutions.

GoI and World Bank group to rid health sector projects of corruption

The Government of India and the World Bank Group have joined forces to fight fraud and corruption and systemic deficiencies in India

Assocham summit on corporate health takes up vital issues

[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The corporate honchos have realized that if the health of their employees is not sound, it may translate into absenteeism and reduction in productivity, which in turn may adversely affect the bottomlines of the company.

11 Centers of Excellence receive financial support from institutions under the CSR scheme

The Department of Health and Family Welfare has created a digital portal for crowdfunding and voluntary donations for patients with […]