NEWS REVIEW
NEWS REVIEW

[This article was published in the May 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

News: May 2010

Diagnostic Centre at Madras Medical College Inaugurated
Diagnostic Centre at Madras Medical College Inaugurated

As a step towards strengthening the diagnostic capabilities, the Madras Medical College recently inaugurated its first molecular diagnostic centre for diagnosis of viral diseases, which will be free of cost for its patients, and also signed a MoU with Bharat Scans to provide diagnosis for patients at subsidised rates.

Haryana to make huge investments on health infrastructure
Haryana to make huge investments on health infrastructure

The Haryana government has announced a Rs 15 billion plan to add new health infrastructure and upgrade nine hospitals. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here that hospitals were being upgraded at Bhiwani, Rohtak, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Panchkula and Hisar as per the Indian public health standards.

Rural healthcare-the focus of Union Budget 2010
Rural healthcare-the focus of Union Budget 2010

The focus of the Union Budget 2010-11 is on rural healthcare with the allocations rising to a whopping INR 22,300 crores from INR 19,534 crores during the previous fiscal year. This escalation is in keeping with the evolving needs of the growing healthcare industry of the country.

Doctors for the village
Doctors for the village

A two day workshop will be held in Delhi to discuss an alternative model for under-graduate medical education to create a cadre of rural doctors for the villages.

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