Atos Origin awarded new German ehealth contract
International IT services provider Atos Origin has signed a five-year contract with the Gesellschaft f
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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.
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.
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.
GCC investors plan medical city in India
A leading Bahraini businessman has proposed to set up a medical city in Bangalore with the help of investors from Gulf countries.
British health insurer set to foray into India
Britain’s largest private health insurer British United Provident Association (BUPA) is set to enter India to cash in on the booming healthcare services demand, driven by rapidly rising population and growing affluence.
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.
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).
ArcelorMittal plans a string of health centres in India
ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, plans to bankroll a string of health centres in India in a bid to reduce infant mortality in the country.
Computer Sciences Corp forms healthcare unit
Computer Sciences Corp. has launched a new business unit dedicated to healthcare. CSC’s Healthcare Sector will focus on the information and service needs of healthcare providers, health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and allied industries globally.
Care Hospitals, Medtronic set up CoE for device implantation
Medtronic Inc, a US-based global leader in medical technology, recently announced the opening of the first centre of excellence for device implantation in South Asia in collaboration with Care Hospital here. Care Hospital will be the first centre in South Asia to offer hands-on training to cardiologists.
German hospital saves energy with data storage
DataCore Software, a provider of storage virtualisation SAN software, has announced that St Marien Amberg Hospital, a German teaching hospital, has implemented SANmelody to support its information systems and PACS (picture archiving and communication system) project running on a VMware environment.
