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

TrakCare brings you ePR benefits from inception… : Anantharaman Iyer, Regional Director (India), TrakHealth

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Alved Pharma goes to ICICI Ventures for INR 30 cr

Private equity (PE) major ICICI Ventures is acquiring Chennai-based standalone pharmaceutical and
veterinary company Alved Pharma and Foods. RFCL, a wholly-owned veterinary, chemicals and medical
diagnostic company of ICICI Ventures, is learnt to have signed a definitive agreement with Alved Pharma and Foods for a complete buyout.

Akhil Systems, known to be among the oldest healthcare IT companies in India, offers solutions to a large number of hospitals as well as pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad.

Healthcare segment today is witnessing a move from point solutions to an enterprise-wide solution : Prasenjit Lahiri, IT’s Head- Business Operations, Wipro Healthcare

Wipro Healthcare IT�s Head- Business Operations, Prasenjit Lahiri, in conversation with eHEALTH shares his views on the increasing IT adoption in healthcare facilities accross public and private sectors.

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

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Imported medical devices come under lens

A government committee has decided to widen the ambit of its initial mandate and find ways to control the prices of imported medical devices.

Global medical tool makers throng India

Even as a lack of clarity in regulations is preventing Indian medical device manufacturers from making their presence felt in the USD 2 billion domestic medical equipment market, foreign players, mostly from the United States, are increasingly finding the country a preferred destination.

Indian Govt to recognise medical degrees of foreign nations

In a decision likely to benefit Indian doctors settled abroad wanting to return to their motherland, the government proposes to recognise the medical degrees of other countries, including the United States and United Kingdom.

Fresh attempt to improve Delhi hospitals

The Delhi Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Quality Council of India with the time-bound objective of attaining National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) quality standards in all its hospitals and medical institutions within three years.

Bangalore’s Vitage Tech signs deal with TTK Healthcare

Bangalore based Vitage Technologies, a business service management company, has signed an agreement with TTK Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd, part of the TTK Group, to handle their IT operations as the managed services partner.

AIIMS to provide air ambulance service

An application by AIIMS is being processed by the ministry of civil aviation and permission has been sought to construct a helipad. The service will be available at the AIIMS trauma centre which has been operational for the past 10 months.

First health institute in Nagaland

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

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