Apollo, Tenet Health enter pact
Healthcare group Apollo Hospitals has signed a MoU with US giant Tenet Health. The pact seeks to be an unique exchange programme between the two healthcare majors to learn and share best healthcare practices.
Mayar to open 14 Medispa, invest INR 400 cr in 3 yrs
Diversified business conglomerate Mayar Group said recently it will set up a chain of medical spa centres in the country with an investment of Rs 400 crore in the next three years and is also looking to have an inorganic growth in West Europe through acquisitions.
Cerner’s new Dublin office for Ireland’s healthcare technology needs
Cerner, a leading international supplier of healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions, announces the opening of a new office in Dublin as it continues to expand its healthcare IT presence in Ireland.
Byrraju Foundation & Satyam provides healthcare to remote areas
Satyam Computer Services Ltd recently announced that its global healthcare practice, working with the Byrraju Foundation, has implemented a program to provide tele-electrocardiograms (ECGs) to patients in remote areas of the country who would otherwise have no access to such care.
UAE to adopt WHO disease alert system
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finalised and deployed a regional disease alert system that will soon be adopted by the UAE, said a WHO expert recently.
LIC’s new unit-linked health policy
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched its first long-term unit-linked health insurance policy called Health Plus, which will provide health cover for an entire family.
ITC-Welcom hotels plans foray into medical tourism
ITC-Welcom Group Hotel, Palaces and Resorts is testing waters for the medical tourism needs of India. Through its subsidiary, Fortune Park Hotels Ltd, the group would come up with its first property for the specialised tourism in Thane, near Mumbai, by August.
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
NHS urged to work alongwith pharma industry
New guidelines, issued by the Department of Health, call for more partnerships between the NHS and drug companies, stressing they should be “of mutual benefit with the principal beneficiary being the patient”.
Hinduja
The Hinduja group has evinced an interest to set up a state-of-the-art medicity near Kolkata. The proposed medicity will house a medical college, a dental college, a nurses
SRIT
Sobha Renaissance Information Technology (SRIT) has been conferred 2nd position for its joint venture
Philips’ latest offering: Fetal-Maternal Monitors
Royal Philips Electronics recently released its Avalon FM40 and FM50 fetal-maternal monitors. The Avalon FM40 and FM50 are the newest additions to the Avalon family of fetal-maternal products, which includes the Avalon Cordless Transducer System (CTS) and the Avalon FM20 and FM30 fetal-maternal monitors.
