Indians can now dial 108 for emergency
India is gradually moving to use of one emergency telephone number across the country, 108, on the lines of America’s 911 and Britain’s 999.
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AyurVAID to set up hospitals in tier II cities, metros
Kerala-based AyurVAID hospitals will be setting up six hospitals in the coming year in tier II cities and metros, with an equity investment of INR 4.5 crore, provided by a non-profit venture fund Acumen, US.
MedPlus forays into Gujarat with plans of 200 stores
The organised retail health sector in Gujarat seems to be hotting up. After pharmacy and wellness chains of Apollo and Reliance, now Hyderabad-based MedPlus Health Services Pvt Ltd, one of the fastest growing chain of health network, is marking its foray into Gujarat by launching its pharmacies in Ahmedabad.
Govt to pump in INR 750 cr in GQ healthcare project
The government plans to invest INR 750 crore to develop health centres in partnership with health majors such as Apollo Group and trauma care centres like Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), Hyderabad. And nearly 140 trauma care centres will be developed along the 6,500 km long north-south and east-west corridors of the four to six lane express highway.
Global Hospitals expanding in Karnataka
The hub and spoke model is increasingly being adopted to deliver high-end healthcare in smaller cities and one of the newest hospital chains to use this expansion route is the Global Hospital.
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[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Hiranandani plans hospital chain; invest INR 500 cr
Hiranandani Constructions, promoted by billionaire Niranjan Hiranandani, is planning to set up a chain of hospitals in the country. The total investment in these projects could be around INR 500 crore.
Telemedicine links Africans to Indian expertise
Linked by a high-speed Internet connection, the doctors in Care Hospital in Hyderabad, India, study X-rays and laboratory results being transmitted by doctors from Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Flipping between charts, they use light pens to point out important features. They can see each other in windows on their screens, while medical charts fill the rest of the display.
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[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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SKS launches health insurance for rural India
Hyderabad-based SKS Microfinance Pvt Ltd, the new generation microfinance company is all set to roll out its health insurance product, ”Swayam Shakti”, for the poor in semi-urban and rural areas, with the help of ICICI Lombard General Insurance.
Wockhardt Hospitals to invest INR 569 cr in growth
Wockhardt Hospitals, associate of Harvard Medical International (HMI) a self supporting not-for-profit subsidiary of Harvard Medical School has chalked out a growth strategy with an investment of INR 5.69 billion in expanding, developing and constructing both greenfield and brownfield expansion plans.
Mobile telemedicine service soon in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (India) Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has announced that mobile clinics will tour villages and telemedicine would be introduced through the
