GE Healthcare’s increasing focus on domestic market
Growing at 18-20 per cent a year already, and with sales of $475 million, including both domestic and exports. They have now raised their targets even further.
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Apollo Unveils Health Insurance Company
The Apollo Hospitals Group in a joint venture with Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG (DKV AG), Europe’s largest private health insurer recently announced its health insurance company, Apollo DKV Insurance Company Limited (Apollo DKV).
Zydus Cadila to focus on SAARC countries
After recently acquiring 100 per cent stake in the animal healthcare joint venture (JV) company
Norwest to Venture Beyond IT to Healthcare and Retail in India
Kurt L Betcher, administrative partner and chief financial officer of Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), and his colleague and general partner Robert B Abbott were recently in India.
Betcher’s focus was on the logistics of setting up and running an office in India, while Abbott, was looking for investment opportunities in the country, beyond the realm of technology that NVP had so far restricted itself to.
Tenders worth INR 1,500 Cr to open in Oct for AIIMS-like hospitals in six cities
A Rs1,500 crore project, the first major government investment for healthcare will kick off in the first week of October with the opening of architecture and design tenders for six hospital projects.
Tenders to open in Oct for INR 1,500 cr AIIMS-like hospitals in six cities
A INR 1,500 crore project, the first major government investment for healthcare will kick off in the first week of October with the opening of architecture and design tenders for six hospital projects.
Mobiles for the poorest of the poor in Africa
As part of a UN programme for tackling poverty in rural Africa, 79 villages across 10 African countries will be hooked up to cellular networks. Around half a million people, described by the UN as “the poorest of the poor”, are expected to make mobile calls soon.
The International Health Partnership Launched Today
The International Health Partnership aims to improve the way that international agencies, donors and poor countries work together to develop and implement health plans, creating and improving health services for poor people and ultimately saving more lives.
Intel Works with Indian Government to transform rural healthcare
Intel has partnered with the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to transform healthcare in rural India.
UAE government announced new federal health strategy and modernisation program
The Ministry of Health, UAE has announced 35 initiatives in public healthcare to be implemented in the next three years. The ministry is seeking to become the regulator of healthcare services under the new health strategy for 2008 to 2010, which includes unifying healthcare policies and offering more medical specialties.
Rhapsody integration engine expands NHS Trust connectivity
Orion Health Limited, a leading provider of integration and clinical workflow technology to the health sector, has recently announced that Rhapsody
New York Governor launches comprehensive health information technology program
New York, Governor Eliot Spitzer’s recently announced the launch a comprehensive health information technology program
