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Apollo sets up medical camps in India to make healthcare affordable

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09-Jun-16 Nearly 9,000 doctors from Apollo Hospitals across India have pledged to make healthcare affordable and accessible. The first medical camp under the initiative was set up across Bengaluru with a special focus on pregnant women. Nearly 500 women who visited the camps were given free consultancy on their health and pregnancy. [image: Apollo Hospitals]

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Deluge of investment in healthcare in India?

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08-Jun-16 Private equity investment in healthcare in India will continue to see high growth due to industry drivers and successful exits. This is likely to drive up valuations. Investments touched a record high of close to USD1.6 bn in 2015, when six investments of more than USD100 mn were made. Hospitals and clinics attracted over half of this. [image: ValueNotes]

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Indian government hospitals ail with 1 in 4 nurse posts vacant

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23-May-16 Karnataka may boast of having the highest number of nursing institutes in the country, but its hospitals are facing a shortage of nurses. According to the health and family welfare department, around 24% of nurse posts - 2,118 of the 8,949 sanctioned posts - in government hospitals are vacant. [image: ERproductions Ltd / Getty Images]

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India and China account for a third of global mental health burden

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19-May-16 A third of the global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disease occurs in India and China – more than all high-income countries combined. Yet most sufferers do not receive the needed treatment. By 2025, 40 mn years of healthy life will be lost to mental illness in China (10% increase from 2013), and 38 mn in India (23% increase). [image: OnMedica]

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