28-Jul-17  Indian home healthcare provider Portea Medical is set to close a USD25 mn funding round led by PE firm Sabre Capital. Portea, founded in 2013, sends medical professionals for home visits and does 120,000 visits every month. [image: ET Healthworld]

21-Jul-17 According to medical visas obtained between 2015 and 2016, Indian hospitals admitted 460,000 international patients, with the largest proportion from Bangladesh, then Afghanistan, then Iraq, mainly for orthopaedic and cardiology services. [image: IHMT / Getty Images]

17-Jul-17 Hospitals in India are ripe for the picking says Ramesh Krishnan, CEO of Parkway Pantai’s India operations. There is a readiness for consolidation, hospital promoters willing to let go and there are good assets available, he says. [image: Parkway Health]

13-Jul-17 The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has launched the BIMSTEC Telemedicine Network, linking health professionals from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, and Thailand, and encouraging them to interact and share knowledge. [image: ET Healthworld]

11-Jul-17  The Indian government has plans for an Urban Primary Health Centre for every 50,000 persons and a Community Health Centre for every 500,000 urban poor, in an effort to address the shortage of doctors serving these communities. [image: BCCL / ET Healthworld]