In a major respite for all HIV/AIDS patients, the Rajasthan state health department has ordered free treatment for them at all government facilities.
Orders for immediate implementation of the scheme were recently released by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
From across the country the State government officials will focus on improving information technology in the health sector, at the State Alliance for e-Health
Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, run by Medical and Vision Research Foundation, is a superspecialty institution for ophthalmic care receiving patients from all over the […]
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Rajiv Aarogyasri, a government initiated health insurance scheme (working on a public-private partnership model) running in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, is one of the successful government endeavours ever for sustainable provision of health cover for people living below poverty line.
[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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A multi-disciplinary health care village has been proposed on 40 hectares of land in Kozhikode as part of providing integrated treatment facilities from all scientific streams of medicine. Conceived by Infrastructures Kerala Limited (InKEL), the village, to be completed in four years, is estimated to cost Rs.417 crore.
Star Health and Allied Insurance, a standalone health insurance firm, is banking on retail spend on insurance to drive up its premium income, at a time when companies are trimming health insurance covers to cut costs.
All the primary hospitals and community health centres in Gujarat are set to undergo a sea change, with the state government taking initiatives to ensure quality healthcare services.
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
TCG Lifesciences has been conferred excellence award by Institute of Economic Studies
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said that the government must provide support to doctors in the form of subsidised loan rates for purchasing equipment .
The utive board and general board of GCS, which runs the Cancer hospital, recently approved an ambitious plan to to convert the hospital into a super speciality cancer care and research institute that will provide treatment at par with international standards.
Union Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal has announced 20 more biotech parks will be set up throughout the country for promoting research in the field of life sciences.
[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Information and communications technologies (ICTs) can play a critical role in improving health care for individuals and communities.
