NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

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

News Review

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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

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NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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Wi-fi for Eye Care in Rural Tamil Nadu

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

With an estimated 15 million visually challenged people, India is home to the largest blind population in the world. The main causes are cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Thanks to the new technology used at Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni – thousands of villagers are now able to receive timely eye care.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

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ADB provides $400 million to expand health, education services for Indonesia’s poorest

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$400 million financial assistance package for Indonesia to improve education and healthcare services in the country’s poorest families.

2% of GDP of India to be spent on health

Stressing the need for better healthcare facilities in rural India, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said the country will spend two per cent of its GDP on health in the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12).

Private Equity investments in pharma touch $400 m

Private Equity (PE) investments in the domestic healthcare and pharma industry have touched around $400 million during the first nine months of the year. This trend is set to accelerate as companies go for overseas acquisitions, hive off their R&D units, and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) lose their sheen.

Minister unveils telemedicine project in South Africa

The Social Development and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang of South Africa has launched the telemedicine project and opened renal dialysis unit at Polokwane Hospital.

Medical treatment at the doorstep for poor Gujarat tribals

Telemedicine is becoming boon for tribal people who have to travel hundreds kilometers to get proper medical treatment.

Wockhardt buys Morton Grove for $38 mn

Indian drug maker Wockhardt recently acquired US-based speciality drugs company Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, which has annual sales of $52 million.

Thermo Fisher Scientific expands clinical trial services capabilities with new facility in India

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , the world leader in serving science, today announced it has broken ground on a new USD 17 million facility in Ahmadabad, India, to support growing demand for biopharma services in that country.

Telemedicine links Galapagos to mainland

The Equinoctial Technology University in Ecuador opened a telemedicine centre, which will use satellite connections to provide better healthcare to and train medical staff in remote areas like the Galapagos Islands.