FM tells private hospitals to cross-subsidise treatment cost
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday urged private hospitals
to cross-subsidise treatment cost, saying government alone could
not meet the requirement of poor patients.
New surgical tower to come up in AIIMS
A new surgical tower with a separate surgical speciality block
will be one of the new additions to All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) when it undergoes a revamp.
'Indian generic retrovirals for HIV patients more effective'
India has commended the much cheaper generic versions being produced
by its companies to help meet the shortfall.
US launches Rs 580 mn health initiative in India
The US on Thursday launched a Rs 580 million initiative to improve
maternal and child health in India, with a focus on Uttar Pradseh
and Jharkhand.
AyurVAID to set up hospitals in tier II cities, metros
Kerala-based AyurVAID hospitals will be setting up six hospitals
in the coming year in tier II cities and metros, with an equity
investment of Rs 4.5 crore, provided by a non-profit venture fund
Acumen, US.
Change in retirement age could cause exodus at AIIMS
Last week, the cabinet changed the retirement age of teaching
doctors at central government-run medical colleges to 65 from
62.
It's time to usher in nanomedicine revolution
Like information technology, India could well usher in the nanomedicine
revolution. Spearheading this mission are two Indian researchers,
Kattesh V Katti and Raghuraman Kannan, who have conceived a nanomedicine
institution.
Hunt on for successor to AIIMS director
In its hunt for a successor to AIIMS Director P Venugopal, the
hospital administration has written to University Vice Chancellors
across the country asking them to send suitable names for consideration
for the post.
Mirrus opens India R&D centre, plans to raise staff to
1,000
A CBay Group company Mirrus Systems today announced the inauguration
of its first India R&D centre here with an initial investment
of USD 1.5 million.
