CII recommends economic ties in health IT
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recommended that bilateral economic cooperation be promoted through a focus on healthcare, information technology and entertainment sectors.
India with low hospital bed density and poor doctor-patient ratio, says report
‘Healthcare for all: Global standards with a local touch’ The white paper by Hosmac, in collaboration with Ficci that was launched at Ficci Heal 2010, Delhi, has attempted to emphasise this concept of
CSIR launches collaborative research for anti-TB drugs
India recently launched a unique collaborative programme to discover drugs for infectious diseases common to the developing countries.
Stempeutics appoints new Chief Scientific Officer
Stempeutics Research, a group company of Manipal Education & Medical Group and a leading stem cell research company has announced the appointment of Dr Anish Sen Majumdar as the Chief Scientific Officer.
Wipro Healthcare scouting for niche buys in US
Acquisition in the healthcare and life-sciences space for IT service providers seems to be the flavour of the season with another information technology major, Wipro, scouting for a niche player in the segment based out of the US.
Nova Medical to expand its network of surgeries
Ambulatory or same- day surgery provider Nova Medical is raising fresh capital of $50 million to expand its network of surgeries in the country.
AVAGMAH Online School announces online MBA in hospital management
AVAGMAH Online School (AOS), continuing education initiative of India
India needs 70 crores investment in healthcare by 2025
To reach the levels of other developing countries, India should aim to increase its bed density from 0.86 to 2 per 1000 population by 2025. To achieve this, it would need to add 17.5 lac beds with an estimated investment of 70,000 crores by 2025.
Of total expenditure, 7% spent on healthcare in Indian household
The out-of-pocket healthcare spending by Indians continues to push them further into poverty with the public spending on health is almost negligible, according to the India Health Report 2010.
Indian biomedical research gets British funding
Biomedical research in India has received a shot in the arm with the Wellcome Trust, Britain’s largest health charity, entering into an agreement with the Indian government’s biotechnology department to fund cutting-edge research.
HealthSciences Institute partners with DMAI in India
HealthSciences Institute has announced it will partner with the Disease Management Association of India (DMAI) to support the application of disease management strategies, knowledge and tools in India.
WHO initiative to involve pharmacists in combating TB
In a major initiative to combat TB epidemic, the World Health Organisation and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) signed a joint statement here on Sunday seeking to involve pharmacists in tuberculosis care and control.
China gets the virus after a decade of declaring themselves polio free
Till a few days ago we thought that going at the current trends of Polio cases, India might be completely polio free in a few years. In 2011, only 1 case of Polio was reported in the country.
