The 53-nation Commonwealth launches world’s first international e-health initiative across countries and continents recently in an attempt to harness its members’ evidentially extraordinary appetite for hi-tech with health-friendly governance.
The organised retail health sector in Gujarat seems to be hotting up. After pharmacy and wellness chains of Apollo and Reliance, now Hyderabad-based MedPlus Health Services Pvt Ltd, one of the fastest growing chain of health network, is marking its foray into Gujarat by launching its pharmacies in Ahmedabad.
India’s attempts to make a foray into the world of telemedicine has not made much headway, especially due to foreign data processing laws and difficulties in certification of qualifications of Indian telemedicine providers, the Planning Commission has said.
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Compared to other industries, the healthcare industry has been relatively slow in adopting information technology.
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The Indian healthcare industry currently estimated at around US$ 34 billion is growing dynamically.
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If there is one growth indicator in India rising faster than the stock market Sensex in India, it is the ballistic rise in chronic lifestyle diseases.
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Industry forces are converging the Life Sciences and Healthcare Value Chain – the industry convergence is driven by bioscience innovation, increasing healthcare costs, the aging population and technology adoption.
The INR 3,000 crore Yash Birla group has decided to enter the domestic health and wellness market through a new company, Birla Wellness.
Microsoft has announced the European launch of its Amalga enterprise unified business intelligence (UBI) product for the health sector.
The US-medical device manufacturer Medtronic is planning to extend its presence as a telemedicine provider in Europe the company announced in Switzerland recently.
