Govt to provide INR 100 cr to pharma industry
With a view to promote research and development in the pharmaceutical sector, the government plans to provide soft loans of INR 100 crore to the industry in the current fiscal.
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GE Healthcare in joint venture
GE Healthcare, the US$ 17 billion (Dh62.3bn) healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), has announced formation of a joint venture, GE El Seif Healthcare Arabia.
Govt to set up pharma dept
Amid tough price regulation and hectic discussions to finalise a new drug pricing policy by the department of chemicals and petrochemicals, the government has decided to carve out a new department of pharmaceuticals from it. The proposed new department will function as a new entity under the ministry of chemicals and fertilizers along with the other two departments governing fertilizers and chemicals and petrochemicals.
Gulf emerging as big market for Indian medical tourism
India’s growing reputation as a major medical tourism destination is attracting more and more visitors from Gulf countries. And many travel agents are now offering packages combining treatment with a vacation.
Free land for healthcare giants in rural J&K
Chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad recently invited Indian corporate healthcare giants to construct hospitals in rural areas, and offered them land to be provided free by the government. The CM vowed to strengthen peripheral health institutions of state and lessen the patient burden on tertiary hospitals in the city.
Atos Origin awarded new German ehealth contract
International IT services provider Atos Origin has signed a five-year contract with the Gesellschaft f
Apollo to take medical care to Tier II, III cities
The Apollo Hospitals has formulated a comprehensive policy to take quality medical care to the doorsteps of the people in Tier-II and tier-III cities, a top official of the hospital said.
Text messeages to forgetful patients
NHS Trusts across the UK are now looking to adopt a reminder service that helps reduce missed patient appointments and resulting losses in hospital revenues. Known as the Managed Appointment Reminder Service (MARS), the system aims to help NHS Trusts slash an estimated
Secure text messaging for health data
Wireless location-based services (LBS) provider SquareLoop has introduced a text messaging system to enable secure transmission of health data over public wireless networks.
ICW provides mobile tracking in emergency care
German technology firm ICW’s LifeSensor emergency record has joined forces with the Bj
Social network site may help fight malaria
The British entrepreneur who sold a soccer Web site at the age of 17 for US$ 40 million has switched his attention to help launch a social networking site designed to fight malaria.
Seven companies vie for Kolhapur’s health city project
Seven companies have evinced interest in the INR 600 crore Medical Health City project proposed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).
