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Pfizer considers outsourcing manufacturing to India, ChinaUS-based pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, is looking to cut costs by outsourcing as much as […]

Asian HIV/Aids database launched

A new UN-backed website has launched providing details of HIV/AIDS prance in the Asia Pacific region, bringing together a host of resources on the disease for researchers, healthcare providers and government officials.

Medsynaptic Selected as a 2010 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Tech Startup

Red Herring announced its Top 100 Asia Award in recognition of the leading private companies from Asia, celebrating these startups

Wipro to showcase its expertise at the Global E-Health Forum in Germany

Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing Business of Wipro Limited participated in the Global E-Health Forum, held on the 25th and 26th October in Hamburg Germany. The forum is Europe

Fortis to buy Hong Kong’s quality healthcare businesses

Fortis Global Healthcare Holdings, prooted by Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh is all set to buy units of Hong Kong-based Quality HealthCare Asia Ltd for HK$1.5 billion (US$193 million).

Indian hospitals won Asian Hospital Management Awards 2010

Nine winners and 19 runners up won the coveted Asian Hospital Management Awards (AHMA) 2010 held in August, 2010 at the Grand Hilton Seoul, Korea. Of these, two hospitals from India won the awards.

Joint Commission International leads 33 partners and sponsors to the Hospital Management Asia Conference in Seoul

Joint Commission International once again demonstrates its strong support of Asia’s premier educational conference for hospital managers as a Strategic Partner. HMA, now on its ninth year will be held at the Grand Hilton Seoul, Korea on August 19 & 20, 2010.

mHealth World Congress 2010 at Singapore

Telecom operators, healthcare providers and wireless solution players will meet in Singapore 18-19 October 2010 and discuss key issues while positioning themselves for new opportunities in m-Health key applications. Market analysts and researchers estimate the mobile healthcare monitoring applications market globally at a whopping USD 2 billion, a promising future for the stakeholders in the new healthcare sub-sector.

Converging Global Aspirations

[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

CommunicAsia2010 and BroadcastAsia2010 provided a strategic venue for the exhibitors by bringing buyers and sellers together from across Asia and highlighting the newest technology innovation in ICT, broadcasting and media industries.

Moolchand is now IGNOU’s Study Centre for Paramedical Courses

Moolchand Medcity has recently tied up with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in providing Diploma and Bachelor courses for paramedical professionals.

New World Bank Action Plan – to help developing world achieve MDG 5 targets by 2015

The World Bank has released a new five-year plan to help poor countries reduce their high fertility rates and prevent the widespread deaths of their mothers and children.

Smart Healthcare through ICT-Apollo and Cisco join hands

Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s one of the largest health care providers, and Cisco has announced an alliance to help transform health care through Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Launch Ceremony and Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010

Launch and the Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010, India’s Largest ICT event, took place in New Delhi at The Claridges, witnessing presence of many distinguished guests.