Indian Spinal Injuries Centre signs on Akhil Systems

ISIC has recently signed a contract with Akhil Systems Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi for replacement of their existing HIS System.

RG Stone, New Delhi signs on Akhil Systems’ HIS System

R.G. Stone Urological Research Institute, a Super Specialty Urological Research Institute setup for providing specialized treatment for Lithotripsy, Endourology, Holmium Laser, Laparoscopic Surgeries and Diagnostics has recently signed on a new Hospital Iinformation Systems.

Techmagnate bags prestigious medical tourism portal project

Techmagnate, a fast growing Internet firm of India, has bagged prestigious order of developing and managing the complete web portal on medical tourism for All India Medical Tourism Company.

Reinventing Wellness – Manipal Cure & Care

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

Manipal Cure and Care was presented the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Innovative Product/Services this year

Free land for healthcare giants in rural J&K

Chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad recently invited Indian corporate healthcare giants to construct hospitals in rural areas, and offered them land to be provided free by the government. The CM vowed to strengthen peripheral health institutions of state and lessen the patient burden on tertiary hospitals in the city.

GCC investors plan medical city in India

A leading Bahraini businessman has proposed to set up a medical city in Bangalore with the help of investors from Gulf countries.

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.

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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Conference on Medical Value Tourism

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

CII Northern Region Headquarters recently organised a one and half day conference on medical value tourism, between 7-8 February 2008 at the impressive office premises of its headquarters in Chandigarh.

Punjab govt to spend INR 30 crore on veterinary care

Punjab Government has chalked out a comprehensive plan to restructure the complete network of Veterinary Hospital and Poly Clinics in the state by spending INR 30 crore on their upgration.

Israel’s Teva pharma to invest INR 4,000 cr in India

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NRIs’ help sought in state-funded health insurance scheme

The government has sought support from Non-resident Indians (NRIs) for the proposed state-funded health insurance cover scheme that is aimed at helping some 300 million people living below the poverty line (BPL) across India.

Perception About IT in Hospitals Has Come A long Way… : Prakash S Kamat, Managing Director, SoftLink International

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