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Japan amends Pharmaceutical Affairs Act to attract Indian pharma

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29-Feb-16 The Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), which has set a foreign direct investment target of USD300 bn by 2020, is now wooing Indian pharmaceutical companies to maximize its conducive research-innovation ecosystem and advanced manufacturing infrastructure. To this end Japan has amended the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, drastically improving the approval process for medicine and medical devices. [image: JETRO]

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India's budget 2016: Healthcare cannot wait

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26-Feb-16 Indian healthcare is growing at 17% and is expected to be worth USD280 bn by 2020. Even so, nearly one million people die every year due to inadequate facilities and almost 700 mn have no access to specialist care. The Government has planned a 'complete transformation' of the sector. It now needs to act on its plans and allocate more money. [image: Reuters]

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Digitalisation and Smart Financing key to sustainable growth in healthcare

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24-Feb-16 Siemens has released a new report based on research with healthcare providers across 13 countries including India, China, Poland, Russia and Turkey, which revealed four common pressures: demographic change; shifting patient expectations; requirement to reform; and the rising tide of healthcare technology. Digitalisation and smart financing have been recognised as the ultimate remedy for the increasing pressures on healthcare. [image: SFS]

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8-point policy to make India a hub for medical devices manufacturing

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18-Feb-16 As Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat race to establish exclusive world class medical device manufacturing parks, the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry has recommended eight key policy measures which must be rolled out to ensure the financial viability of these parks and to make India an international hub for medical device manufacturing. [image: Indian White Paper]

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