Go the Distance
[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] While we celebrate the spirit of Millennium Development Goals world over in the context of health indicators
“there is no fertile ground for students excelling in research” : Dr Shakti Gupta, Medical Superintendent & HOD-Administration, AIIMS, India
Medical Superintendent & HOD, Hospital Administration, AIIMS, Dr Shakti Gupta’s vision is to establish a full-fledged Centre for Excellence in Hospital Administration at AIIMS
It took India over 50 years to invest in a public health initiative like NRHM : Keshav Desiraju, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government, India
As the Additional Secretary with Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Keshav Desiraju plays a pivotal role in transforming the public health sector in India. He shared his views on the key challenges that hamper the growth of the Indian healthcare industry and the government’s role in overcoming these challenges in a candid interview with eHEALTH in the sidelines of the Healthcare Leaders’ Forum
ISRO has taken key initiatives for telemedicine : Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Planning Commission, India
Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission, has steered the Indian Space programme for over nine years as Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Space Commission and as Secretary to the Government of India.
Union Cabinet Clears Societies to Run Six AIIMS-like Institutions
The proposal to form societies for each of the six AIIMS like institutions which are being set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) has been approved by the Union Cabinet. These societies will be functional till the AIIMS-like institutions are brought under an Act of Parliament.
India surges ahead for patient safety: an initiative by AIIMS
The Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), INCLEN Trust and supported by knowledge partner Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd., has commenced a single platform with aims to bring on reputed clinicians, Nurses and Hospital administrators from 12 leading public and private hospitals and promote the culture of patient safety under the umbrella of NIPS.
AIIMS performs India’s first robot-assisted urological surgery
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have performed country
Rs 65 cr AIIMS project to be initiated next month by Omaxe
Real estate development and construction company Omaxe has bagged a Rs 64.8 crore contract for building the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
Delhi Metro’s AIIMS Station to Have Special Facilities for Patients
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced that its AIIMS station, coming up on the under-construction Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar corridor, had been specially designed to cater to the needs of the thousands of patients who visit the adjoining All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospital everyday.
Institute Body of AIIMS reconstituted
The highest decision making group in AIIMS, the Institute Body has been reconstituted by the health ministry by bringing in some new names.
Fortis Healthcare organizes 2nd Annual Fortis Quality Conclave 2010
Fortis Healthcare Ltd, one of the leading chains of private hospitals in India, commissioned a two-day Quality Conclave at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) to create awareness on superior quality in medical treatment.
25,000 Indian-origin British doctors to return to India
Nearly 25,000 British doctors of Indian origin are set to return to India within two to four years to join the seven AIIMS-like institutions proposed to be set up by the central government.
