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Leading drugmaker, Nicholas Piramal India has announced that its subsidiary Wellspring is partnering with Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital. This partnership entails the complete outsourcing of the radiology department at Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital to Wellspring.
Carestream Health India unveiled its newest digital imaging products and solutions which help healthcare providers improve quality and operational performance, at the 61st Indian Radiology Congress. The company also announced state-of-the-art systems and services for the capture, processing, sharing, printing and storing of images for diagnostic and non-diagnostic applications.
US microchip maker Intel is developing a technology to allow remote monitoring of a person’s health through signals from a hand held device.
GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company recently announced the launch of “Tejas XR 6000”, a next generation convertible X ray system in India.
In a ground breaking move, the British government is to allow patients with non-emergency conditions to be treated in Indian hospitals under a scheme paid for by British taxpayers.
Fortis HealthWorld Ltd, the pharmacy chain of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, is launching India
Fortis Healthcare is exploring possibilities of a joint venture with Emaar MGF for setting up of hospitals.
Pharma blogs are playing an important role in shaping the future of the pharmaceutical industry in India. Many Indian online financial portal and investment firms as well as research organisations have provided a blogging platform for the pharma industry to keep itself updated with the development in the pharma world through open and uncensored discussion.
The Government of India and the World Bank Group have joined forces to fight fraud and corruption and systemic deficiencies in India
Union Health Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, currently on an official visit to France, discussed cooperation in certain fields such as Medical Research, Biotechnology, Development of vaccine, Promotion of Indian Systems of medicines and cooperation between ICMR and INSERM of France
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.
To achieve the country�s health care objectives, the approach has to be inclusive of the ability to reach out to the bottom of the pyramid. Rural India is exposed to fundamental financial risks and has limited access to risk management solutions.
