International Telemedicine Congress

Telemedicine has gained prominence as a channel to extend access to healthcare to every individual a reality in India. The […]

Tertiary care facility opens in Apollo

Apollo group of hospital has announced the launch of its 49th hospital at Bhubaneshwar. The 350 bed tertiary care facility with state-of-the-art technology would be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

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

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Apollo Hospitals, Merck arm to set up diabetes clinics

Apollo Hospitals group along with MSD Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of US drug major Merck & Co, is setting up “Sugar Clinics” to tackle diabetes in the country.

Apollo plans to set up 250 speciality hospitals

In a move to reach out to smaller towns and cities in the country, Apollo Hospitals Group has chalked out a INR 10,000 crore investment plan to set up 250 small and medium sized multi-specialty hospitals aggregating to 31,250 beds over the next seven years.

India’s Drug Regulatory Authority to be based on US FDA Model

In the next three years, India would move towards setting up a drug regulatory authority on the model of the US FDA, the country