Fortis ventures into South India
The Fortis group recently announced their decision to buy 48% stake in Chennai-based Malar Hospital for around Rs 42 crore. This move will mark the group’s first entry in South India.
Fortis ventures into South India
The Fortis group recently announced their decision to buy 48% stake in Chennai-based Malar Hospital for around Rs 42 crore. This move will mark the group’s first entry in South India
ePlanet (US) to invest in Chennai medical technology company Trivitron
US-based venture capital fund ePlanet is in talks to invest $12 million in Chennai-based medical technology company Trivitron.
NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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e-Choupal – Delivering Rural Healthcare Services : Dr Pankaj Trivedi and Mukti Bapna
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Lack of health services is one of the main impediments for improving the quality of life in rural India and the same has been reiterated by the e-choupal initiative of ITC.
Healthcare in India: Problems and Prospects
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
By the application of e-Health, knowledge or information pertaining to a quality and sophisticated healthcare system can be made accessible to remote corners of India, where only rudimentary health infrastructure is available.
NEWS REVIEW – INDIA UPDATE
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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National Pharma Policy to be implemented soon
A National Pharma Policy, which aims at providing life- saving drugs at reasonable prices, would be implemented soon in India.
NEWS – INDIA UPDATE
[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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BUSINESS NEWS
[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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More funding to combat HIV/AIDS
More funds will be allocated by the Union Ministry of Health to combat HIV/ AIDS in India. The funds are to be spent over the next five years for prevention, care, support and treatment of the disease.
E.HEALTH.NET: ICT AT GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSTITUTIONS : Ghan Shyam Bansal, Dr. Ravinder Goel, S. S. Duggal, Rahul Jain and Anil Aggarwal
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
During the past two decades, computers have revolutionised the way we live. The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are now part of every critical infrastructure, from telecommunication to banking to transportation.
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The Government of India, in collaboration with the World Bank, began an initiative in 2004 called the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), a network that would connect government hospitals, medical colleges, state headquarters, and district surveillance units to a central database.
