Seven companies vie for Kolhapur’s health city project

Seven companies have evinced interest in the INR 600 crore Medical Health City project proposed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).

Yash Birla to enter domestic health & wellness market

The INR 3,000 crore Yash Birla group has decided to enter the domestic health and wellness market through a new company, Birla Wellness.

Hiranandani plans hospital chain; invest INR 500 cr

Hiranandani Constructions, promoted by billionaire Niranjan Hiranandani, is planning to set up a chain of hospitals in the country. The total investment in these projects could be around INR 500 crore.

Investing in Healthcare : Vishwa Chandra, Tejus Sawjiani, Singularity Ventures, India

Interview

Telemedicine links Africans to Indian expertise

Linked by a high-speed Internet connection, the doctors in Care Hospital in Hyderabad, India, study X-rays and laboratory results being transmitted by doctors from Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Flipping between charts, they use light pens to point out important features. They can see each other in windows on their screens, while medical charts fill the rest of the display.

Investment and Financing in Healthcare Sector : Dilip Khanna, Associate Director, Healthsciences Practice, Ernst & Young

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

The Indian healthcare sector is on a high-growth trajectory propelled by unparalleled domestic growth, increasing public awareness and growing global interest in India�s delivery capabilities.

N. M. VIRANI WOCKHARDT HOSPITAL , Rajkot

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

As part of its foray into Saurashtra, Wockhardt took over the N.M. Virani charitable hospital situated in Rajkot in 2006, converting it into a super-speciality facility.

Shalby Hospitals in INR 450 cr spread

The tax holidays offered in the Union Budget for the healthcare sector has prompted Ahmedabad-based Shalby Hospitals to check into various newer destinations for setting up multi-speciality hospitals.

Lifeline Group of Hospitals signs MoU with Zambian govt

City-based Lifeline Group of Hospitals has signed an MoU with the Government of Zambia to set up a 100-bed medical facility at Lusaka at an initial investment of INR 40 crore.

NEWS REVIEW- BUSINESS

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

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NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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Preparing for the HEALTHCARE BOOM : Sarita Falcao, Research Associate,eHEALTH

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

9 million jobs are expected to be created in the health care industry by 2012. Find out where, why and who stand to gain the most.

SBI donates medical equipment to Sankara Nethralaya

The State Bank of India recently donated medical equipment worth INR 4.9 lakh to Sankara Eye Hospital, Pammal.