Fortis to give Punjab its first cancer hospital

Fortis Health Care Limited has submitted a detailed plan to the Punjab government to set up a Cancer Institute and Research Centre on a plot close to the company

GE Healthcare, Gujarat Imaging expand facilities

GE Healthcare and Gujarat Imaging Centre (GIC), which launched the State

New surgical tower to come up in AIIMS

A new surgical tower with a separate surgical speciality block will be one of the new additions to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) when it undergoes a revamp.

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?

PremjiInvest puts US$ 20 mn in HealthCare Global

HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd said on Monday PremjiInvest, a fund sponsored by Wipro’s Azim Premji, has invested US$ 20 million in the company.

Karishma Software wins IBM Global Public Sector Top Star award for 2008

Karishma Software Ltd., is a winner of IBM Global Public Sector Top Star award for 2008, announced recently. The Indian company is one of five Business Partners recognized with this prestigious award by the Global Healthcare & Life Sciences industry.

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

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Dabur OncQuest to expand operations to Pakistan, Dubai

Dabur OncQuest, the cancer diagnostics arm of Dabur Group, is planning to enter Pakistan, Dubai and other south Asian countries.

FUJIFILM SHOWCASES DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, 8 March 2008, Le Meridien, Chennai : Kenichi-Tanaka, Managing Director, FUJIFILM India

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

To celebrate the spirit of International Women�s Day, FUJIFILM Corporation organised a seminar to spread awareness about breast cancer in India.

Siemens to Launch PETNET Services in India

Siemens Healthcare has announced its first molecular imaging biomarker production facility in Chennai, India. The new facility will enable the healthcare providers in and around Chennai to access the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) technology to diagnose patients with life-threatening diseases, such as cancer and cardiac and neurological ailments.

Govt to improve cancer control strategy

The government is working on a comprehensive cancer control strategy that will more than double the number of cancer hospitals in the country, create a national institute for research and a fund to assist poor patients.

Cellworks, Lifeline Hospitals in licensing agreement in oncology

Cellworks Research India Ltd, the R&D wing of California based company Cellworks Group Inc and Lifeline Multi Speciality Hospitals have announced one year research collaboration in the area of oncology with emphasis on study of the role of Tumor Stem Cells in cancer pathology and progression.