Free Medicine Scheme Gets Approval; Rs 1,300 Crore Boost Coming from NRHM

Indian healthcare sector has got something to cheer about now as India has made its first major move towards providing […]

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India calls for joint approach to counter common health problems in South Asia

India has pitched for greater collaboration among South Asian countries in addressing health problems. Inaugurating the 4th Regional Meeting of […]

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Spurred by diversification, HLL Lifecare records 35 % CAGR

HLL Lifecare Ltd, a mini-ratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has recorded an impressive […]

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Healthcare Technology Resource Guide 09 – 10: November 2009 Issue

EDITORIAL Technology buying – made easy MINISTERS MESSAGE HEALTH ICT DIRECTORY FEATURED COMPANIES 21st Century Healthcare Management Solutions Aavanor Systems […]

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News Review – October 2010

By Sangita Ghosh De ‘Healthy mother, healthy child’ seems to be becoming a reality Coverage uation Survey 2009 (CES-2009) conducted […]

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Indian biomedical research gets British funding

Biomedical research in India has received a shot in the arm with the Wellcome Trust, Britain’s largest health charity, entering into an agreement with the Indian government’s biotechnology department to fund cutting-edge research.

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Business News

Growing Pharma, Biotech help Indian equipment market grow Growth in the pharmaceuticals industry that has been witnessing rampant outsourcing of […]

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Cloud-based medical information sharing system to come on line

A cloud-based health care information system that will make it easier for doctors from different hospitals to access a patient’s records will be inaugurated in November, Department of Health (DOH) Minister Chiu Wen-ta said over the weekend.

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$659m poured to support Chinese province health sector

Nineteen provinces and municipalities have spent a total of 4.28 billion yuan ($659 million) to support health sector development in western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over the past year.

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Over 800 rural hospitals don

There was a shortage of 4,833 primary health centres (PHCs) across India and over 800 rural hospitals were functioning without a single doctor, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss told parliament Wednesday.

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Australia Funds Bionic Eye Research

The Australian Government has awarded A$50m to two research teams to develop a device that brings back vision to blind patients suffering from degenerative retinal conditions.

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News Review

Philips Organises Conference on Sleep ApnoeaPhilips Respironics recently organised a conference called “wake up to sleep”. The conference was based […]

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K. Chandramouli Appointed Secretary Health and Family Welfare

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri K. Chandramouli, IAS (UP:75), presently Secretary, Department of AIDS Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vice Ms K Sujatha Rao, IAS (AP:74), on her retirement on 30th November, 2010.

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