Madhya Pradesh government hospitals are being enabled to keep pace with the changing times. With a view to implementing the action plan prepared for this purpose, the State Health Committee has sanctioned INR seven crore 60 lakh 63 thousand.
The US on Thursday launched a INR 580 million initiative to improve maternal and child health in India, with a focus on Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
The Tamil Nadu government recently launched a medical health insurance scheme for state government employees.
Neon Healthcare and Research Institute Ltd of India has signed an agreement with US-based pathological lab Hayes Lab for outsourcing in the healthcare space.
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has urged private hospitals to cross-subsidise treatment cost, saying government alone could not meet the requirement of poor patients.
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.
Himalaya Drug Company is set for a bigger push into rural markets with the launch of a new strategic business unit (SBU) for expanding into smaller towns and hinterland districts.
In a pre-IPO placement, Lotus Eye Care Hospital has sold 2,55,000 equity shares of INR 10 each to the Bennet, Coleman & Company, publishers of Times of India and The Economic Times, at a price of INR 50 each.
Pharmacy chain Medplus Health Services has opened its first five regional diagnostic centres already and has plans for 50 more by the end of the fiscal as it diversifies into the lucrative market for diagnostic services.
ESI hospitals providing healthcare facilities to workers covered under the Employees
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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