Swine Flu and Indian Strategy to Combat the Menace
Mainstream
The Government of India has invoked provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 to fight the impending catastrophe. Interestingly, the colonial authorities ...

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Shortage of 28000 health centres in India: Economic Survey
Economic Times
Currently there are 171687 health centres in India and the number of dispensaries and hospitals is 33855. While there are 1.5 million nurses in the country, ...

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Healthcare offers a lot of choices for managers: Dr Uday Salunkhe ...
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Owing to the vast differences in medical expenses in western countries and that of India, India has become one of the favorites for health care treatments. ...

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Roche launches Tamiflu Reserves Programme for developing economies
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... is not proprietary to Roche which gives the WHO the opportunity to apply its fundamentals to other antivirals, vaccines, as well as medical supplies. ...

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Bangalore: �Most of private colleges are money-spinning factories�
Mangalorean.com
Private engineering colleges in India account for over 80 percent of seats - a jump from 15 percent in 1960, according to data from AICTE. Nearly 50 medical ...

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In swine flu�s shadow, companies see the light
Indian Express
Greatwhite has brought the rights to application in India and also has a US FDA certification (for a medical device.)

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Pallavi Aiyar: Pharma, not IT, is India�s next big thing
Business Standard
The head of one of the world�s most successful drug firms tells Pallavi Aiyar that many of the factors that held back this industry in India are slowly ...

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Budget brass tacks: A look at public health
Livemint
... the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, which involves building six more hospitals like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS. ...
Doctors in rural areas to be paid moreIndian Express
Monetary incentives for medicos to work in remote areas: AzadIndia-Forums.com

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Doctors in rural areas to be paid more
Indian Express
According to the Health Minister, while incentives will encourage doctors to serve the needy, hospitals in Delhi such as the All India Institute of Medical ...
Monetary incentives for medicos to work in remote areas: AzadIndia-Forums.com

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�Most private colleges are money-spinning factories�
Express Buzz
Private engineering colleges in India account for over 80 percent of seats - a jump from 15 percent in 1960, according to data from AICTE. Nearly 50 medical ...

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Fortis to raise Rs1,000 crore by August
Livemint
The money raised will be used to buy and build hospitals, chief financial officer Yogesh Sarin said over the phone. As at March-end, Fortis had a network of ...
To add 40 hospitals, 6000 beds by 2012: Fortis HealthcareMoneycontrol.com
Fortis takes over management of SL Raheja Hospitaldomain-B
Fortis Healthcare posts net profit of Rs 6.69 cr for Q4Economic Times
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Fortis rights� issue for Rs 1000 cr in a month
Business Standard
Chennai-based Malar Hospital, the company�s first network hospital in Southern India, posted a revenue growth of 83 per cent in 2008-09, at Rs 33.3 crore. ...

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Corporate | Wockhardt Hospitals says no plan for IPO
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New Delhi: State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) short-listed ArcelorMittal, the world�s biggest steel maker, and nine other firms to develop its abandoned mines ...

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Human Genetics Centre at Gujarat university is striving for excellence
Daily News & Analysis
A great deal of interest has been created in the development of Medical Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA technology which are today necessary for the ...

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VCs take a fancy to health, education
Business Standard
In healthcare, the opportunity is being seen mainly in diagnostic services, medical devices, hospital chains and wellness products. “India has a huge ...

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BHASKAR GHOSE
Frontline
This does not mean that things remain as they are; it means things get worse, as medical supplies dwindle and farmers cannot move their produce to markets ...

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Savvy marketing sees surge in alternative therapies
Business Standard
India�s expertise in traditional treatments such as homeopathy, naturopathy, ayurveda and unani are becoming increasingly popular as these have no side ...

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India Hot Stocks: Apollo Hosp up as March-qtr net rises
Reuters India
Shares in Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (APLH.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) rose as much as 3.37 percent at 586 rupees after the country�s top hospital ...

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Time for patients to get more attention
Indian Express
Establishing patient rights will improve our health care system,” state more than 200 petitioners from USA and India in the petition. ...

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India strengthens swine flu facilities, records 104 cases
Sify
He said of the total 104, 61 have been discharged from hospitals after complete recovery. Of the total cases, nine were children, he said. ...
Eleven new swine flu cases, total in India 104Sify

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