28-Feb-17 Medical delivery startups in India including BookMEDS, Pluss, CareOnGo, 1mg, MeraMedicare, and Dawailelo are have been delivering medicines via online platforms for years, but are looking at other services to help their subscribers keep track of their health and connect with medical professionals digitally. [image: sheeler / 123RF]

28-Feb-17 Less than 30 percent of patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease receive dialysis in India, where almost 200,000 new patients need dialysis every year. Efforts to provide affordable dialysis to those with end-stage kidney disease should be done in conjunction with more cost-effective efforts to prevent its development and reducing its progression using proven methodologies. [image: Business Standard]

25-Feb-17 As many as 68% of urban Indians do not practice preventive healthcare at an early stage, when they do not suffer from lifestyle disorders, a new study has found. The survey also found that 61% of people have acknowledged facing some health issue, with joint pains (27%), low immunity (19%) and obesity (12%) being top. [image: Business Standard]

21-Feb-17 India is emerging as a hotspot for medical tourism with arrivals of foreign tourists on medical visas showing phenomenal growth in the last two years. 2013 to 2015 witnessed growth of 140 percent, to 134,000 visits in 2015. The majority of patients are from the Middle East, Africa, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. [image: Business Standard]

20-Feb-17 CDC Group, the development finance institution owned by the UK government, and Manipal Education & Medical Group have tied up to launch a INR500 crore (USD75 mn) corpus to invest in healthcare services beyond conventional hospital services. This partnership will invest in innovative opportunities in India, Africa and South Asia. The platform will target services like diagnostics and home-care services. [image: CDC Group]