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India
on the Prowl
Corporate Groups are looking at overseas ventures. Nayantara
Som explores the reasons for hospitals spreading their wings.
Mumbai
Hospitals Set to Raise Bills
A 70 per cent hike in the power rates supplied by the Brihanmumbai
Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has compelled some
of the hospitals situated in South Mumbai to increase the
hospital tariffs by 10 to 25 per cent.
India's
First Customised Condom Launched
Family Health International (FHI) in collaboration with Hindustan
Latex Limited (HLL) launched a ‘paan’-flavoured
Aastha condom for use among the sex workers (SWs), recently
in Mumbai.
'Resperate
is a Yoga-based Patented Product'
Nicholas Piramal India Limited (NPIL), which has been in the
pharma business for just 15 years, has grown through an aggressive
strategy of successfully managed acquisitions, mergers and
alliances. NPIL is now marching ahead in the diagnostic segment
with a CAGR of 35 per cent. The diagnostic division provides
an extensive range of products and service offerings to match
customer needs. Resperate—the first and only medical
device cleared by US FDA for adjunctive treatment of hypertension—is
its latest entrant in the market. George Varghese, Senior
Vice President, Lab Diagnostics, gives an insight into NPIL's
growth plans to Nancy Singh.
52nd
Dr Batra's Clinic Opened
Dr Batra's Positive Health Clinic Pvt Ltd (DBPHCPL) recently
announced the opening of its first clinic in Kandivali and
14th Clinic in Mumbai near Thakur Complex, Western Express
Highway.
Ruby
Hall Clinic incurs a loss of Rs 50 lakh
Pune's Ruby Hall Clinic (RHC) has estimated a loss of Rs 50
lakh due to fire, which broke out on June 24, this year. The
loss is due to damage of air conditioning and electrical system
in the Hospital.
Wockhardt
Hospitals, Hyderabad joins the 'Save Young Hearts'
Both centres of Wockhardt Hospitals, Hyderabad— Wockhardt
Heart Centre (LB Nagar) and Kamineni Wockhardt Hospitals (King
Koti) have joined in the Child Cardiac Surgery Programme initiated
by the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government.
Painless,
Non-surgical Treatment for Osteoarthritis Introduced
Bangalore-based SBF Healthcare Private Limited recently introduced
the first painless, non-surgical treatment for osteoarthritis—the
Rotational Field Quantum Magnetic Resonance (RFQMR) technology.
IFC
Expands Access to Health Services in India
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector
arm of the World Bank Group, will invest in Max Healthcare
Institute, one of the fastest-growing healthcare providers
in India.
NPSS
to open Personalised Dialysis Care Centre
Nana Palkar Smruti Samiti (NPSS), a Mumbai-based NGO, proposes
to open a separate unit for peritoneal dialysis (PD) at Parel,
Mumbai.
WB
to get 2 more Dental Colleges
West Bengal is set to get two more dental colleges. Buddhadeb
Bhattacharjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, said recently,
"We are planning to set up two state-run dental colleges."
Anbumani
Launches NACP III
The third phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP
III) was launched by the Minister for Health and Family Welfare,
Dr Anbumani Ramadoss in New Delhi, recently.
Wockhardt
to Launch Anti-epileptic Injection in the US
Wockhardt USA Inc currently markets 22 products in the USPharmaceutical
and biotechnology major, Wockhardt, received tentative approval
from the US FDA for marketing Fosphenytoin injections containing
50 mg Phenytoin equivalents/ml.
Events
HOSMAN
2007 to be held at AIMS, Kochi
The Kerala Chapter of Federation of Hospital Administrators
(FHA) and Indian Health Care Quality Forum (IHCQF) have taken
the initiative to bring forth the latest development in delivering
quality healthcare, with emphasis on recent trends and future
developments.
CMC
Conducts 1st Simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear Implant
A 22-month-old female child, who was diagnosed to be hard
of hearing after a year of birth, underwent a simultaneous
bilateral cochlear implantation recently at the Christian
Medical College (CMC), Vellore, a 107-year-old institution
having 2,234-bed multi-speciality, tertiary care teaching
hospital.
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