Swedish business bullish on investment, JV opportunities in India

A Swedish industry delegation led by the country

Country to have first mobile mammography unit soon

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, will connect the hospital’s cancer specialists to patients in rural areas, by providing the country its first mobile mammography service (to be launched soon) in a bid to provide medical aid to breast cancer patients in far-flung rural areas.

ePlanet (US) to invest in Chennai medical technology company Trivitron

US-based venture capital fund ePlanet is in talks to invest $12 million in Chennai-based medical technology company Trivitron.

Trivitron and Aloka sign a JV to manufacture high Technology Ultrasound equipment in India

Trivitron group of companies, the largest Indian medical technology company and Aloka, the innovators in Ultrasound technology from Japan today announced their joint venture agreement to manufacture cost effective, High Technology Ultrasound equipment in India to suit the needs of the developing countries. The Joint Venture will embark on an Initial investment of about 50 crores by both the companies followed by further investments in due course.

Intel World Ahead Program

Marking a new phase of Intel’s World Ahead Program, an alliance of 16 companies has formed to expand Intel’s efforts to provide people in developing countries with the benefits of technology.
At a recent press conference, Intel chairman Craig Barrett announced the formation of the World Ahead Alliance in India. The alliance pledges to apply techonolgy to advance health, education and rural empowerment.

Dr. GSK Velu, MD, Trivitron, receives Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award, 2007

In recognition for his outstanding contribution in the field of Diagnostic and Health care industry in India Dr. GSK Velu, Managing Director, Trivitron group of companies has been conferred with the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award,2007’.

Telemedicine: boon for rural India

The telemedicine network becomes essential as in most cases reading the scans can be confusing. Telemedicine also helps make up for the poor health infrastructure in this large disparately growing country.

One lakh mobiles for health workers, volunteers

This initiative will improve the health service delivery system in the rural areas. All the 55,400 women health volunteers in the State will receive mobile phones.

Telemedicine set to SMS blood pressure report to doctor

Soon, blood pressure patients in Chandigarh (India) would be able to send their blood pressure reports to doctors’ cell phone via SMS with the help of mobile handset.

Intel Works with Indian Government to transform rural healthcare

Intel has partnered with the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to transform healthcare in rural India.

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