Every woman enjoys the right to give birth

“Infertility treatment can be very demanding and can create a great deal of physical, emotional and psychological stress for a couple.Over 1500 IVF babies born in Milann and this includes […]

UK health service to dismantle nationwide health IT program

Government officials in the United Kingdom announced that they are scrapping a £11 billion [about $17 billion] national health IT […]

Indian biomedical research gets British funding

Biomedical research in India has received a shot in the arm with the Wellcome Trust, Britain’s largest health charity, entering into an agreement with the Indian government’s biotechnology department to fund cutting-edge research.

UK aid invests

The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) through its Partnership for Transforming Health Systems, (PATHS2) project, is investing 21 million pounds (approximately 5.2 billion naira) to improve the availability of basic health commodities such as essential drugs and medical equipment in Nigeria. This aid by the UK government is one of the largest investments in the procurement of drugs and equipment in the Nigerian health sector since the time of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) in the late 90s.

Rotavirus decreases mortality rate

President and Managing Director, MSD Pharmaceuticals Limited K G Ananthakrishnan and leading paedetrician, Dr Manjira Mitra, announced the national launch of the unique health product in India.

GSK to get 1 Billion Pound Boost in 2010 due to Swine Flu Medicine

GlaxoSmithKline is likely to get 1 billion pound revenue boost in 2010, as governments stockpile swine flu medicines designed to combat a possible pandemic.

IT 2010 awards for pharmacy

FDBE with The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) and the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA), are pleased to announce the 2010 FDBE/GHP/UKCPA Information Technology Award.

Cyberknife’ to treat cancer

Doctors in Britain will for the first time use a robotic radiotherapy machine to treat cancer this week. The machine called Cyberknife is said to be worth 2.5 million pounds.

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Idhasoft is all set to improve University of Pennsylvania’s tracking software.

Australia’s Ramsay eyes offshore expansion

Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, expects to grow core earnings by 10-12 per cent this year as it scours France, Spain, India and the United States for new businesses to buy.

Nottingham univ hospitals to deploy Cisco medical-grade network

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a multi-million-pound agreement to use Cisco technology to provide a state-of-the-art network infrastructure across the network of hospitals.