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V Raja, President & CEO (South Asia), GE Healthcare talks with eHEALTH about achievements and initiatives of his company in India, and challenges that are holding back the real success of domestic manufacturing in this country.
Known as a pioneering organisation with capabilities of design, development and manufacturing of a wide range of diagnostic medical devices, BPL Healthcare has one of the most comprehensive service and delivery systems in the country and an undisputed leadership in point-of-care segment.
Established in 1991 in Shenzen, China, Mindray Medical has since emerged as one of the leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality medical equipments and devices.
Sushrut Surgicals and its group company Adler Mediequip, are widely known for their colossal contribution and market leadership in orthopaedic implants and devices in India and abroad.
eHealth caught up with Anjan Bose, Senior Director and Business Head, Philips Healthcare, to get his perspective on the needs of a fast-changing Indian medical device industry and about the growth plans of his company in India. Excerpts from the interview.
Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)’s Medical Equipment & Systems strategic business unit, better known as ‘L&T Medical’ was established in 1987 as part of the company’s endeavour to expand into emerging areas of technology.
Launched nine years ago by Apollo Hospitals Group, ‘Medvarsity’ is the first and only medical training organisation in India offering an array of advanced online courses for doctors, paramedics, nurses and allied medical professionals.
The brain is the most sensitive organ in human body and consumes the maximum amount of oxygen and other nutrients to keep it alive and healthy. Thus, the brain needs to be continuously fed with fresh oxygenated blood, whilst deoxygenated blood is flushed out.
Set up in 2004, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) is known to be the country’s first premier institute exclusively focused on specialised Clinical Research education. Currently, ICRI has its presence in five Indian cities and is planning to set up a center in London.
CREMA – Clinical Research Education and Management Academy, is a premier training and research institute in Clinical and Biomedical studies. Launched in 2007 in Mumbai, it runs three campuses at Bengaluru, New Delhi and Hyderabad and plans to set up three more centers by the end of 2009. Last year CREMA started a full-time Advanced Post Graduate Ddiploma in Clinical Research.
Established in 1984 in Jaipur, Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR) is the first of its kind in India, with attention solely focused on health systems management. It is a premier institute in health management education, training, research, programme management and consulting in the health sector including Hospitals and Healthcare IT. IHMR has two centers at Bangalore and Delhi.
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, is known for teaching and training medical professionals in various medical super-specialties. The latest achievement of SGPGIMS is the setting up of the School of Telemedicine and Biomedical Informatics. Currently, the infrastructure at the school consists of several laboratories in all areas of healthcare IT, Telemedicine, HIMS, Health Knowledge Management, Medical Imaging Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, CDSS, Medical Mutimedia & Animation, Surgical Informatics etc.
In 1966, the Department of Hospital Administration was established at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
