From Primary to Tertiary Healthcare

T C Benjamin, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Department,Government of Maharashtra, provides an overview of the IT initiatives that have been […]

Omanis Seeing India as Hot Medical Tourism Destination

India is fast becoming a favourite destination for Omanis seeking advanced medicare, with the number of visas being issued for […]

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Medtronic to surf Europes ‘wave of telemedicine’ The US-medical device manufacturer Medtronic is planning to extend its presence as a […]

Achieving the Vision of Connected Healthcare : Anantharaman S Iyer, Regional Director – India, InterSystems

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

Ready availability of correct information is very critical for the health care industry. eHealth looks at various advanced health care information system that can be of use in the health care industry.

Govt to pump in INR 750 cr in GQ healthcare project

The government plans to invest INR 750 crore to develop health centres in partnership with health majors such as Apollo Group and trauma care centres like Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), Hyderabad. And nearly 140 trauma care centres will be developed along the 6,500 km long north-south and east-west corridors of the four to six lane express highway.

Vietnam Gov

A national project in that would standardize medical tests among hospitals and health clinics in Vietnam will be launched this year, the Ministry of Health has said.

PREMIUM PRODUCTS – Health Insurance : Ivan Chak, Head, Life Profit Centre and Accident & Health division, Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Ltd.

In the short term perspective health insurance industry is expected to grow at a rate of 25% annually till 2010, while in the long term, it is expected to grow at a rate of 5% annually thereafter.

AIG, J P Morgan to invest INR 400 cr in Narayana Hrudayalaya

Global financial institutions American International Group (AIG) and J P Morgan are reportedly to invest a total of INR 400 crore in Bangalore based Narayana Hrudayalaya for a 25 per cent stake in this cardiac hospital chain, valuing it at INR 1,600 crore.

2% of GDP of India to be spent on health

Stressing the need for better healthcare facilities in rural India, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said the country will spend two per cent of its GDP on health in the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12).

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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RIL plans Rs 25k cr healthcare initiative over 7-8 yrs

According to sources, Reliance Industries (RIL) plans a Rs 25,000 crore healthcare initiative over 7-8 years. The healthcare initiative will integrate with Reliance Retail foray.

UAE government announced new federal health strategy and modernisation program

The Ministry of Health, UAE has announced 35 initiatives in public healthcare to be implemented in the next three years. The ministry is seeking to become the regulator of healthcare services under the new health strategy for 2008 to 2010, which includes unifying healthcare policies and offering more medical specialties.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

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