Tanda medical college to offer treatment soon
In the next two years, Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tanda, will start offering medical treatment, bringing major relief to the people of lower Himachal.
Himachal Pradesh launches BPL medicine scheme
A scheme for providing 38 types of medicines free of cost in OPDs of government hospitals of Himachal Pradesh was launched by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal at Nahan recently.
Siemens installs Rajasthan
The Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, has inaugurated the Biograph 16 PET.CT scanner by Siemens at Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital, Jaipur. It is the first PET.CT scanner in the state of Rajasthan, which helps in identifying cancer lesions at a very early stage. It also comes with HD.PET technology, which provides the best image resolution in the industry and an X-ray reduction feature, which reduces the radiation dose to the patient up to 68%.
ASITECH 2010, exclusive comprehensive symposium with medical technology exhibition
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The Association of Surgeons of India in collaboration with Quality Council of India and supported by knowledge partners, EFNRA Consultants and Kyra Strategic Consulting presents is organising the first comprehensive symposium and workshop on ‘Doctor as an Entrepreneur: How to Set-up and Expand a Hospital,’ concurrently during the 70th Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON 2010) at ASICON city in the premises of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, from December 15-20, 2010.
Smt Sheila Dikshit inaugurates Apollo’s Billion Hearts Beating Campaign in Delhi
The Hon’ble Chief Minister Smt Sheila Dikshit pledged to support the Billion Hearts Beating (BHB) campaign launched by Apollo Hospitals Group.
Mediclaim cashless facility in turbo
The insurance supported mediclaim policy that entitles the user to avail cashless facilities, will no longer be available at high-end hospitals like Apollo, Fortis, Ganga Ram, Max or Medicity in Delhi, the national capital region (NCR) and the metros of Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai.
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[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Central Government is being pursued to financially assist Arogyasri
It is good news; for the State; for over two crores of BPL Arogysri card-holding families; but if the proposal of Arogyasri scheme, which may soon become a Government of India-assisted scheme, materialises.
Medica Superspecialty Hospital opens in Kolkata
The 500-bed Medica Superspecialty Hospital, one of the largest in eastern India, has recently opened in Kolkata. The hospital was formally inaugurated by the Hon
Haryana to make huge investments on health infrastructure
The Haryana government has announced a Rs 15 billion plan to add new health infrastructure and upgrade nine hospitals. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here that hospitals were being upgraded at Bhiwani, Rohtak, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Panchkula and Hisar as per the Indian public health standards.
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[This article was published in the April 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
ET Medical Devices, Italy announces joint venture with Trivitron Healthcare
SoftLink International signs a deal with Magnum Heart Institute for implementation of HIS-CIS-PACS
Rajasthan Government Orders Free Treatment to HIV+
In a major respite for all HIV/AIDS patients, the Rajasthan state health department has ordered free treatment for them at all government facilities.
Orders for immediate implementation of the scheme were recently released by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Dental Implant Centre to be setup at Mohali
The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced that the State Government would soon initiate a pilot project to set up a Dental Implant Centre at Mohali, the first-of-its kind in India under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode to provide the best quality implants to the common man at affordable rates.
