NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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Operation Eyesight Universal to spend US$4 mn in India

Operation Eyesight Universal (OEU), a Canada based International Development organisation dedicated to eliminate avoidable blindness, has plans to spend four million dollars in India this year for sight restoration and blindness prevention activities.

Hinduja

The Hinduja group has evinced an interest to set up a state-of-the-art medicity near Kolkata. The proposed medicity will house a medical college, a dental college, a nurses

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

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

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Singapore’s Parkway eyes 50% stake in Khubchandani (Mumbai)

Singapore’s Parkway Group, which owns one of Asia’s largest hospital chains, plans to pick up 50% stake in Mumbai-based Khubchandani Hospitals for INR 155 crore.

Hospitals to invest in cancer cure

In a year’s time, cancer treatment will become a matter of a few hours. Top private hospitals are pumping in INR 200 crore to augment cancer detection and treatment facility in Kolkata.

Aspects of Telemedicine for healthcare delivery : Anurag Dubey, Frost & Sullivan

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Telemedicine has changed healthcare delivery dynamics in the interest of extending health services to all individuals and eliminating time and distance barriers.

Eyecare giant Sankara Nethralaya sets up shop in West Bengal

Eyecare major Sankara Nethralaya is setting up a Rs 20-crore hospital at Mukundapur in Kolkata. The decision to enhance its presence in east, comes in the wake of it

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA UPDATE

[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Indian Govt. allocates INR 25-30 millon to set up telemedicine zones WB, Tripura

The Indian Government has sanctioned INR 25-30 million to the states governments of West Bengal(WB) and Tripura to set up telemedicine zones in these two states.

Tamil Nadu (India) moves for female condoms to fight against HIV/ AIDS

The state of Tamil Nadu (India) launched an initiative to introduce female condoms, which is backed by Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) and the Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT).

A GIS Based Referral Planning System : Dr. Jibanananda Roy, Dr. Chandreyee Das

[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Referral system is one of the important aspects of efficient public healthcare delivery mechanism.