Metro cities to get blood banks

Gearing up to meet high standards of safety in blood transfusion, the Government has approved providing the four major metros with blood banks, which would also be centres of excellence for transfusion medicine.

IT services accessed by rural poor

The Common Service Centres are ICT-enabled Kiosks having a PC along with basic support equipment like Printer, Scanner, UPS, with Wireless Connectivity as the backbone and additional equipment for edutainment, telemedicine, projection systems, etc.

Pink City may emerge as medicity

With investments of several hundred crores likely for setting up of state-of-the-art private hospitals, the Pink City could emerge as a medicity.

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India to have tele-medicine service with SAARC countries

Tele-medicine services will become operational between India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka by this year end, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said recently.

ESI Corp to set up 28 medical colleges

The Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Corporation that provides healthcare facilities to industrial workers has decided to step into the field of medical education. In an innovative move, it will set up 28 medical colleges and start post graduation courses by the next academic session.

Biotech sector grows by 20 pc

Fledgling biotechnology sector posted USD 2.56 billion (INR 103 billion) in revenue during 2007-08, registering 20 per cent growth over the previous fiscal at USD 2.1 billion, an industry survey revealed.

KLE Society bags Kolhapur health city project

Belgaum-based Karnataka Legal Education (KLE) Society has bagged the INR 500 crore

GE Healthcare, Gujarat Imaging expand facilities

GE Healthcare and Gujarat Imaging Centre (GIC), which launched the State

Panacea Biotec enters hospital business

Vaccine maker Panacea Biotec is foraying into the hospital business by setting up a 220-bed multi-specialty hospital with Gurgaon-based Umkal Medicals. Panacea Biotec has picked up 75% stake in Umkal

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HL7 critical to tap global healthcare IT markets : Saji Salam, MD, MBA, Chairman, Health Level Seven India

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