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- Fortis buys Singapore diagnostic firm for $50 mn, stock up
Mumbai, Feb 1: Fortis Healthcare said today it had bought an 85 percent stake in Singapore's Redline-Asia, an outpatient diagnostic chain, for about $50 million (Singapore $62.9 million).
- Healthcare spending to be upped to 2.5 percent of GDP: Azad
Jaipur, Jan 7: India will increase spending on healthcare to 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) during the 12th Five Year Plan that starts April 1, 2012, from the present level of ....
- No 'poriborton' in health care in Didi's Bengal
Kolkata, Dec 25: Soon after taking over the reins of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee had raised expectations of turning around the state's moribund healthcare. But seven months down, rats fata....
- Kerala to streamline medicinal plants production
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 19: With the international market for medicinal plants estimated to be around $60 billion and their exports from India crossing Rs.3,000 crore ($567 million), Kerala -- ....
- UID to facilitate healthcare services: Nilekani
New Delhi, Dec 1: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani Thursday said "Aadhar", the unique identification number, would help people obtain a birth c....
- Healthcare spending to go up in 12th Plan: Montek
New Delhi, Dec 1: Expressing concern over the quality of healthcare in India, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today the government will increase spending on the ....
- Salman Khurshid stresses on health insurance
New Delhi, Nov 2: Public private partnerships and wider health insurance coverage will be the key for making healthcare widely available in India, union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said today.....
- Four clinics sealed for sex-determination
New Delhi, Oct 21: Four health centres were sealed in Delhi and Maharashtra for undertaking fetus sex determination test in violation of law.
The action was taken after special Natio....
- Healthcare cost up 22 times in rural areas, shows study
New Delhi, Oct 12: The cost of health care has gone up by 22 times in rural areas over the last seven years, a study said today.
"In an average data collection on the cost of trea....
- Yoga effective in treating psychiatric disorders
New Delhi, Sep 20: Yoga, whose all-round benefits are increasingly being accepted across the world, has now been found useful in treating mental and psychiatric disorders, a number of scientif....
- Fortis launches four more hospitals
New Delhi, Aug 29: Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare (India) today announced the launch of four new establishments as part of plan to strengthen its presence in the country, taking its launches ....
- Apex hospital panel seeks better care standards
New Delhi, Aug 24: The country's apex panel for hospital gradation today pressed for better quality care standards at government hospitals to reduce the incidence of hospital infections.
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- Government planning new mental health care bill
New Delhi, Aug 19: The government is considering a new mental healthcare bill to replace the old Mental Health Act, 1987, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today.
- New test detects kidney disorder early
New Delhi, Aug 6 : The risk of cardiac disorders due to kidney diseases can now be reduced by an X-ray that makes early detection possible, health experts said here today.
"Patie....
- Ranbaxy's June quarter net profit falls by 25 pc
New Delhi, Aug 5: Pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy Laboratories today reported a decline of 25 percent in its net profit of Rs.243.2 crore for the quarter ended June 30 as against Rs.325.7 crore in....
- Health officials from 16 states discuss leprosy
New Delhi, Aug 4: Health secretaries of the central government and 16 Indian states with highest leprosy cases in a bid to address the menace, a statement said today.
"The annual....
- Viral? Take precautions, say doctors
New Delhi, Aug 2: Cough, runny nose and fever. Delhi's hospitals are teeming with patients complaining of these symptoms. Doctors are telling them not to panic as the viral fever comes wit....
- Over half of Indian kids are without immunization
New Delhi, July 20: More than half of Indian children under the age of two do not receive comprehensive routine immunisation, a study by an NGO said today.
According to international....
- '40 pc Indians in metros suffer from tooth sensitivity'
New Delhi, July 3 : Two out of every five people living in the country's top six metros suffer from tooth sensitivity, a survey said today.
The survey, conducted by research fir....
- Chronic acidity shouldn't be ignored, it could lead to cancer
Kolkata, June 29: As many as 75 percent of Indian patients with digestive problems suffer from what is medically known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD), an abnormal reflux of gastric....
- Doctors can`t be blamed for every medical problem: Consumer forum
New Delhi, June 26 : The National Consumer Commission has ruled that a doctor can't be held responsible for every medical problem that a patient encounters during the course of treatment.....
- Moser Baer Trust to provide healthcare in UP villages
New Delhi, June 18: Moser Baer Trust, the community development arm of Moser Baer India, today said it will implement a healthcare development service programme in 37 villages in and around Gau....
- One in five Indian executives smoke: Survey
New Delhi, June 2: Around 20 percent of professionals working with the corporate sector smoke, a survey by a private hospital said here today.
The study by Max Healthcare spanned 500....
- A pair of clean hands can save lives
New Delhi, May 4: Millions of patients admitted in hospitals in the country could recover faster if healthcare workers follow proper hand-washing routine, which helps in avoiding hospital-acqui....
- Contaminated liquid soap can leave deadly bugs on your hands
Washington, May 3: Liquid soap can become contaminated and washing hands with such contaminated soap from bulk refillable dispensers can leave you with deadly bugs on your hands -- some of whi....
- Supreme Court issues notice seeking ban on Endosulfan
New Delhi, May 2: The Supreme Court today asked the central and state governments why there should not be a ban on the production, sale and use of insecticide Endosulfan which has crippled man....
- 'India does not represent cheap healthcare'
Mumbai, April 21: A top Indian doctor has termed as "misconception" US President Barack Obama's statement that India represents "cheap healthcare".
In a statement....
- Poor infrastructure prime barrier for healthcare: Study
New Delhi, March 30: Lack of proper infrastructure is the foremost barrier to healthcare access, a new study says.
According to the study conducted by Pune-based DY Patil Medical Coll....
- Apollo eyeing investments in Africa
Kolkata, Feb 21: Asia's largest chain of hospitals, Apollo Group is looking at business opportunities in Nigeria and Uganda, a senior company official said here today.
"The ca....
- Condom vending unit for Kerala Technopark
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11: Over 30,000 employees at the Technopark campus here will have a condom vending unit at their disposal in a week's time, with healthcare firm HLL Lifecare Ltd set....
- Apollo to set up 12 new hospitals
New Delhi, Jan 6: Major healthcare chain Apollo Hospitals will invest nearly Rs.1,000 crore for setting up 12 new hospitals across the country over the next two years.
Named "Apol....
- Elder Health Care to promote fashion products in India
Bangalore, Nov 23: Leading cosmetic firm Elder Health Care Limited will promote fashion and beauty products of German brand BeYu in the Indian market, a top company official said today.
- Fortis Healthcare Q2 net profit up by 477 percent
New Delhi, Nov 3: Fortis Healthcare today reported a 477 percent rise in net profit for the quarter ended on Sep 30 at Rs.74.8 crore against Rs.12.8 crore earned during the like period of last ....
- Dr. Reddy's reports 37 percent jump in profit for 2nd quarter
New Delhi, Oct 23: Pharmaceutical major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories today reported a net profit of Rs.2.9 billion ($64 million) for the quarter ended on Sep 30, which adds up to a 32 percent i....
- 'Low cost key to private-public health services in villages' - experts
New Delhi, Oct 20: Partnership between public and private healthcare providers requires accessibility, affordability and accountability to take the benefits to rural areas, health experts said ....
- LifeSprings Hospital recognized at World Business and Development Awards
New York, Sep 24: India's LifeSprings Hospital has been recognized at the World Business and Development Awards (WBDA) for its role in offering affordable maternal health services in India.....
- Apollo's Reddy bets big on Africa, health tourism
New Delhi, Sep 19: Apollo Hospitals, Asia's largest healthcare chain, is betting big on Africa, not just to expand operations there but to also attract what is called health tourism from th....
- Apollo Hospitals to add 3,000 beds
New Delhi, Sep 9: India's largest hospital chain operator Apollo Hospitals is planning to set up more hospitals in the country and add over 3,000 beds over the next two years, Company Chair....
- Apollo may set up more hospitals in West Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 2: Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd is in talks with Parkway Holdings of Singapore to set up more hospitals in West Bengal via their existing joint venture, a top o....
- Apollo reaches highest organ transplant in India
New Delhi, Aug 26: Healthcare provider Apollo Hospital is the only hospital in India to have performed 534 organ transplants in less than eight months across the country, its chairman Prathap C....
- Emami scouting domestic and overseas acquisitions
Kolkata, Aug 19: City-based Emami Group is planning to acquire a domestic company in the personal and healthcare segment with a market cap of around Rs.800-1,000 crore, a top group official sai....
- Intelligent hospital kiosk for quick health tests
Bangalore, Aug 19: Global chip maker Freescale Technology has developed a low-cost intelligent hospital kiosk that enables patients to quickly check their health parameters and seek a physician....
- Biocon unveils healthcare unit for critical illnesses
Bangalore, Aug 17: Biocon has set up a new comprehensive care division to provide affordable solutions to hospital acquired infections, the leading biotech firm said today.
"The c....
- Emami to launch babycare products, buy Egyptian healthcare unit
Kolkata, Aug 1: The $675-million diversified Emami Group has decided to acquire a healthcare unit in Egypt to tap the fast-growing African market. It will start growing jatropha there to export....
- India's Fortis Healthcare exits race for Singapore's Parkway
New Delhi, July 26: Indian healthcare firm Fortis today said it was opting out of the battle for control of Singapore-based Parkway, which operates 16 hospitals with over 3,400 beds in Asia, pa....
- TTK Healthcare to study Reckitt-SSL deal impact
Chennai, July 21: TTK Healthcare will study the impact of Reckitt Benckiser's acquisition of SSL International on the group, TTK officials said today.
Consumer goods group Reckitt....
- Dettol maker buys Durex condom manufacturer
London, July 21: The British company which makes the world famous Durex condoms is being sold to an Anglo-Dutch home products world leader which makes the equally famous throat lozenges Strepsi....
- Amrutanjan withdraws buy-back offer
Chennai, July 15: City-based Amrutanjan Healthcare has withdrawn its buy-back offer of equity shares.
In a filing with the stock exchanges today, the Rs.3.03 crore equity-based compan....
- Pharmacists can bridge healthcare gap: Azad
New Delhi, July 9: With the country facing a shortage of qualified health professionals like doctors and nurses, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today suggested that pharmacists could substitu....
- Giftwrapped with love - a health checkup package
New Delhi, July 7: Wondering what to gift your spouse this birthday or your parents on their wedding anniversary? Buy them good health checkup packages to ensure they have a healthy life.
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- Fortis offers to buy entire Parkway holding
Mumbai, July 1: India's Fortis Healthcare today offered to buy out the entire stake of Singapore's Parkway Holdings, which operates 16 hospitals in the Asia-Pacific region, topping a bi....
- Global Hospitals to invest Rs.200 crore
Mumbai, June 11: Global Hospitals will come up with a 400-bed tertiary care centre in Mumbai with an investment of Rs.200 crore, a top official said today.
The facility, to be set up ....
- AIMS, Faridabad gets its first super-speciality Hospital
New Delhi: The Asian Institute of Medical Sciences is a world class, 350 bed multi-specialty tertiary care hospital and cancer centre. The Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, vision and dream....
- Piramal sells healthcare business to US firm
Mumbai, May 21: Piramal Healthcare today said it will sell its healthcare solutions business in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal to US-based Abbott for $3.72 billion.
The business involves ....
- Grants from 18 countries to promote family health
New Delhi, May 18: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 78 grants of $100,000 each to support research in 18 countries in a bid to promote family health.
The grants w....
- Need more nurses for better health care: Vice president
New Delhi, May 12: Calling shortage of nursing personnel as a major impediment for the health sector, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today called for introspection on the reasons for nurs....
- Apollo, Cisco tie up for cost-effective telemedicine
New Delhi, May 7: Leading private healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals has allied with networking company Cisco to provide cost-effective telemedicine solutions to patients in remote areas.
- Masters programme for healthcare professionals launched
New Delhi, April 27: The Institute of Clinical Research of India (ICRI) today said it has launched a masters degree programme in health administration to build "appropriate skilled teams....
- Health service providers urged to be patient friendly
Pilani, April 23: Health service providers, like primary health centres, should be more patient friendly and there is need to increase access to public healthcare, said a senior health official....
- TTK Healthcare to set up new plant for orthopaedic implants
Chennai, April 16: TTK Healthcare will set up a new plant near here to make orthopaedic implants and invest around Rs.20 crore to scale up the business, a company official said today.
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- Max Healthcare to train sanitation staff of public hospitals
New Delhi: The Max Healthcare Institute will provide training to the housekeeping and sanitation staff of the central government hospitals to improve their overall standards.
The thre....
- Haryana to spend Rs.15 bn on health infrastructure
Chandigarh: On the eve of the World Health Day, the Haryana government today announced a Rs.15 billion (Rs.1,500 crore) plan to add new health infrastructure and upgrade nine hospitals.
- Medical innovations needed to help India improve healthcare
New Delhi: Advancements in technology and scientific research in India should translate into medical innovations, so that India can significantly improve its healthcare sector in the next 25-od....
- Trivitron forges joint venture to make medical equipment
Chennai: City-based medical equipment manufacturer Trivitron Healthcare has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Italian ET Medical to manufacture cardio- vascular diagnostic equipment.
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- Private sector expansion won't better health indicators: Azad
New Delhi: The private sector has grown well in India, but its expansion will not better the health indicators in the country, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today explaining the necessi....
- Apollo Hospitals to add over 2,000 beds in four years
Kolkata: Super speciality hospital chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd would add more than 2,000 beds in its next phase of expansion between 2011-12 to 2013-14, a top company official said he....
- Apollo plans 32 new hospitals in two years
Hyderabad: India's largest private healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals plans to set up 32 new hospitals in the country over the next two years.
While 11 new hospitals will come u....
- Ranbaxy to launch anti-diabetic drug Actos by 2012
Mumbai: Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories on Friday said it will launch anti-diabetic drug Actos in the US by 2012.
Ranbaxy, majority owned by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo, said it has ....
- Apollo Hospitals to conduct research in ayurveda
New Delhi: Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine struggling to get due recognition oweing to its inadequate scientific validation, has now found a new patron in Apollo Hospitals. ....
- Parkway stake makes Fortis largest Asian hospital chain
New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare founded by brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh has become the largest hospital chain in Asia after buying 24-percent stake in Singapore's Parkway Holdi....
- Bharat Biotech vaccine doses touch one-billion mark
New Delhi: Leading vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech today delivered its billionth vaccine dose and announced to invest Rs.250 crore in two years to carry forward clinical trials in different....
- Apollo Hospitals to invest Rs.1,800 crore in two years
New Delhi: The Apollo Hospitals chain will invest Rs.1,800 crore to expand its base from a current 46 hospitals to 70 hospitals in two years.
"We have now planned an investment of....
- Apollo Hospitals to manage hospital in Maldives
New Delhi: Leading Indian hospital chain Apollo will mange the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital located in Maldives' capital Male for 15 years and help develop it as a destination for health....
- India, Sweden to boost bilateral ties in healthcare
New Delhi: Swedish Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health Maria Larsson is coming to India to boost bilateral relations in the field of public health.
As part of her visit, India....
- Condom maker HLL setting up vaccine project
New Delhi: HLL Lifecare, one of the world's largest condom manufacturers that exports to 33 countries, including Britain and Gulf nations, is setting up a Rs.600-crore "integrated vacci....
- British firm KeraSoft ties up with Kerala eye hospital
Thiruvananthapuram: British company KeraSoft Eyecare today tied up with Chaithanya Eye Hospital here to provide specialised eye treatment to patients.
The hospital will deliver world ....
- Piramal Healthcare to raise Rs.10 bn in 6-8 months
Kolkata: Pharmaceutical major Piramal Healthcare is planning to raise Rs.1,000 crore (Rs.10 billion) in the next six-eight months, a senior company official said here today.
"We w....
- Private hospital segment to reach $45 bn by 2012
New Delhi: India's private hospitals segment is estimated to reach $45 billion by 2012 from the present $22 billion with expansion in tier II and III cities, according to an industry report....
- GlaxoSmithkline shuts down unit over Telangana stir
Mumbai: Consumer healthcare company GlaxoSmithkline today said it had "temporarily" suspended operations at one of its factories located in Dowlaiswaram, Andhra Pradesh on account of di....
- GE keen to bring quality healthcare to Indian villages
Chicago: The Indian arm of GE Healthcare, the $17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company, is promoting a unique public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to bring accessible ....
- GE Healthcare offers IT solutions to Indian hospitals
Bangalore: GE Healthcare, the $17-billion unit of General Electric, has initiated a project to provide IT solutions to Indian hospitals for affordable treatment.
The $1.5-billion GE H....
- GE Healthcare unveils low-cost device for heart check-up
Bangalore: GE Healthcare, the $17-billion unit of General Electric, today unveiled a low-cost portable electrocardiogram (ECG) device for early detection of heart disease.
"Our ne....
- Piramal's second quarter net at $25.39 mn
Mumbai: Healthcare firm Piramal Healthcare has posted a net profit of $25.39 million (Rs.114.22 crore) for the quarter ended on Sep 30 as compared to $15.5 million (Rs.69.44 crore) earned in ....
- Don't leave for greener pastures, Azad tells AIIMS doctors
New Delhi: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today appealed to the faculty and doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) not to be lured by highly-paying private hospital jo....
- Global vaccine company to be set up in India
London: In what was described as a global first, American pharmaceutical giant Merck and Britain's largest charity, Wellcome Trust today announced the formation of an India-based nonprofit ....
- Healthcare industry grew 42 percent in first quarter
New Delhi: India's healthcare industry registered 42.44 percent growth in net profit during April-June, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham).
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- Apollo opens hospital in Mauritus
Chennai: The 220-bed Apollo Bramwell Hospital in Mauritius - a joint venture between the city-based healthcare major Apollo Hospital and British American Investment Co - went on stream today.
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- Eight Chinese firms to participate in Chennai exhibition
Chennai: Eight Chinese hospital equipment makers will showcase their products in the "Medicall" hospital equipment exhibition, which will start here from Friday, organisers of the event....
- Piramal Healthcare net up 45 percent
Mumbai: Piramal Healthcare's net profit in the first quarter this fiscal has risen 45.5 percent to Rs.74 crore, compared to the Rs.51 crore notched up in the corresponding period last year.....
- Apollo Hospitals to raise funds for expansion
Chennai: City-based healthcare company Apollo Hospitals will raise Rs.250 crore from International Finance Corp (IFC) to fund expansion programmes, said a top company official here today.
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- Apollo to get $50-mn loan for small-town hospitals
New Delhi: International Finance Corp (IPC), a member of the World Bank group, will provide $50 million as loan to Indian private healthcare major Apollo Hospitals for setting up hospitals in n....
- IBM inks $15-million deal with Eureka Forbes
Bangalore: IBM has signed a $15-million (Rs.71-million) outsourcing deal with Eureka Forbes Ltd., a leading Indian health and hygiene solutions firm, to provide business consulting, package imp....
- Delhi realtor to invest Rs.1,200 crore in integrated townships
Chandigarh: Developer AIPL Ambuja, a joint venture between Delhi-based Advance India Projects Ltd and Ambuja Realty of Kolkata, is planning to invest Rs.1,200 crore in northern India to devel....
- India's wellness industry seen growing 30-35 percent
New Delhi: Estimating India's market for "wellness" services at Rs.110 billion ($2.2 billion), a report released today has projected this industry to grow at an annual rate of 30-35 percent.
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- Doctors on mobikes for 24X7 emergency
New Delhi: Emergency healthcare is set to take on a new dimension in the capital soon - doctors zooming on mobikes, equipped with GPS, blue beacons and a first-aid kit.
This paid emergency m....
- HLL Lifecare to set up 100 hospitals across India by 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: HLL Lifecare has entered into a joint venture with Acumen Fund USA to set up 100 hospitals providing high quality service at affordable rates across India by 2013.
HLL ....
- 'Healthcare - India's cure pill for global economic crisis'
New Delhi: The healthcare sector will be India's "cure pill" for the ailing global economy, says the chairperson of the healthcare major Apollo hospitals.
"Healthcare sector can be a cure....
- India Health Card brings quality healthcare to NRI families
Washington: An Indian American group of professionals has launched a first of its kind India Health Card, a prepaid, reloadable card that lets Non-resident Indians (NRIs) fund healthcare needs ....
- 'What better gift can a mother expect from her son'
Mumbai: As Mumbai got a new 730-bedded private hospital, Dhirubhai Ambani's widow after whom the world-class healthcare facility established by Anil Ambani is named, said, "What better gift t....
- HLL forays into herbal healthcare
Thiruvananthapuram: Public Sector Undertaking Hindustan Latex Ltd (HLL) and ayurvedic firm Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala (AVS) have joined hands to introduce various herbal healthcare products.
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