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- 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.
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- 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Chennai, July 15: City-based Amrutanjan Healthcare has withdrawn its buy-back offer of equity shares.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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