Global Fund Approves USD 279 Million Grants for India

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved USD 279 million in new grants for India, taking total funds for the world’s second-most populous country to more than USD 1.1 billion.

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[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Telecommunications boosted By UN for improvement of Health in West Africa

For promoting better access of information about disease and consult with physicians in remote areas of Africa, the United Nations is helping modernize telecommunications in the region.

World News – November 2008

Now, cancer diagnosis in 15 minutes Diagnosis of life-threatening diseases such as cancer may become a matter of minutes as […]

The Elusive Culture of Compliance : Ajit Nigam, Business Development Manager, Relsys India Private Ltd.

[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The demand for a medicinal product brings with it the issues of Safety and Efficacy. Regulators can play a pivotal role in monitoring the medicinal

Universalising healthcare through telemedicine

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Millions of people in India do not have access to essential healthcare. Can telemedicine be the answer?

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.

OpenMED finalist for Stockholm Challenge Award

The project OpenMED (https://openmed.nic.in) has been selected as finalist for the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008.

Transasia Bio Medicals Ltd awarded ISO 13485

Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd, leader in the Clinical Diagnostics Segment across the Indian healthcare sector, which aids in diagnosing life threatening diseases faced by the humankind such as, AIDS, Tuberculosis, Cancer and Diabetes etc. has been awarded ISO 13485 (Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices) by UL India, a certifying body to foster quality assurance and improvement.

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[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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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.

Developing nations will lobby for research funds for TB, malaria

India and other developing countries are set to lobby hard for funding mechanisms to develop medicines,
mostly aimed at neglected diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, at a forum set up by the World Health Organization or WHO. Developed countries have long maintained that patents are sufficient incentive for innovation.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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