09-Nov-15 Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu has taken in-principle decision to develop a dedicated 200 acre industrial park for the manufacture of medical devices in his state. The 200 acre exclusive park will spur domestic production of medical devices, and help reduce import dependency in this sector while creating employment and economic growth. [image: ET Healthworld]

04-Nov-15 India's new government, led by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has sanctioned another 200-bed children's hospital in Bemina, Srinagar. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also identified five districts in the state for new medical colleges, as well as two cancer institutes, in Kashmir and Jammu. Two 200-bed maternity hospitals are also in the pipeline. [image: Abid Bhat]

29-Oct-15 In India, Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Philips Healthcare have together launched Karnataka's first set of 'Chest Pain Clinics' in Manipal. These clinics will enable small hospitals and nursing homes in and around Manipal to provide timely and quality emergency cardiac care and hence save more lives. [image: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani]

29-Oct-15 India's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has sanctioned grants amounting to more than INR17 crore (USD2.6 mn) towards upgrading and strengthening trauma care facilities in government hospitals in the state of Himachal Pradesh. [image: Fortis Healthcare]

15-Oct-15 Japan's drug regulator, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), is set to open an India office soon. The move is expected to help Indian generic drug manufacturers, which have been seeking to increase their presence in Japan either through exports or by forging joint ventures with partners in that country. [image: The Economic Times]