|
Work
On 6 AIIMS-like Institutes & Upgradation Of 13 Institutes
Started
It was last year that the cabinet passed the proposal of setting
up six AIIMS-like institutes and the upgradation of 13 existing
Government institutes under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojana.
AHEL
Accepts LHCL's Invitation To Assist With Management Of Apollo
Hospital, Colombo
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited (AHEL) and Lanka Hospitals
Corporation Limited (LHCL) recently signed a fresh 'Licensing
and Support Services Agreement' that marks the start of a
fresh partnership between the two companies.
Bio-Rad
Launches Next Generation Antigen-based Kit
Bio-Rad India, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Bio-Rad Laboratories
USA, recently announced the launch of new ULTRA test kits
for HIV and Hepatitis B & C virus for the first time in
the Indian market. These kits have been developed by Bio-Rad
in association with the renowned Pasteur Institute of France.
Wellspring
Spreads To Mangalore
Wellspring, India's largest path lab and diagnostic centre
chain from pharma major Nicholas Piramal India Limited (NPIL),
has set up an advanced facility matching up to international
standards in Mangalore, called Wellspring-Ideal.
Delhi
Hospital Holds Laparoscopic Week
Bhatia Global Hospital and Endosurgery Institute, New Delhi,
on the occasion of its fifth anniversary celebrated the laparoscopic
week from November 18-26, 2006.
Manipal
Launches Bangalore's First Paediatric Emergency
Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, launched the city's first paediatric
emergency, which will cater to children who need medical attention
during critical conditions.
NorDiag
And Manipal Acunova To Offer New Biopsy Test In India For
Colorectal Cancer
Manipal AcuNova has entered into an agreement with NorDiag
ASA of Norway for marketing and distribution of NorDiag's
new GenOpsy (genetic biopsy) test to detect genetic mutations
in biopsy tissue in India. The introduction of GenOpsy follows
in the heels of the recently-introduced GeneFec test for faecal
analysis, which allows for early detection of colorectal cancer
(CRC) using a similar technology.
Apollo
Celebrates 8th Anniversary Of India's 1st Successful Liver
Transplant
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals recently celebrated the eighth
anniversary of India's first successful liver transplant,
which was carried out on two-year-old Sanjay Kandaswamy in
1998.
Oral
Health Survey To Cover 10 Lakh Respondents
To make a significant and quantifiable difference to the overall
health of the nation and to create awareness about the preventive
measures for dental care in India, the Indian Dental Association,
(IDA) for the first time in dental history, with support from
Anchor Oral Care and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
launched the first-of-its-kind initiative with the - Anchor
All India Oral Health Survey, recently in Mumbai.
'India
Had Come To Be Known As The International Kidney Bazaar'
The availability of quality indigenous grafts has expanded
the scope of reconstructive surgeries. It is now possible
to apply safe, reliable and cost-effective grafts enabling
patients of all economic strata to gain from these services
with concurrent hospital and medical cost benefits, stated
Dr K A Dinshaw, Patron, Asia Pacific Association of Surgical
Tissue Banks (APASTB) 2006 and Director, Tata Memorial Hospital.
|
