24-Apr-15 Patient data, medical education and public health information will be available at the click of a mouse in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's three medical colleges, five specialty hospitals, 18 peripheral hospitals, 28 maternity homes, 161 dispensaries and 168 health posts across Mumbai, within 6-8 months. [image: DNA]

16-Apr-15 Until a few years ago, home healthcare services did not exist in India. But organised players such as Portea Medical, Health Care at Home India (HCHI), India Home Health Care (IHHC) and Medwell Ventures now have pan-India ambitions and the necessary funding and technology to address the market, estimated at USD3 billion and growing rapidly. [image: BW Businessworld]

15-Apr-15 India is planning two national centres for ageing, in New Delhi and Chennai. 12 regional geriatric centres will also be set up in medical colleges across the country. A need was felt for setting up these centres as there is no specialisation in geriatric medicines in the country currently. [image: The Indian Express]

04-Apr-15 India’s per capita government expenditure on health in PPP terms is USD44, as against USD809 in Russia, USD474 in Brazil and USD236 in China. Considering that Indians constitute a sixth of humanity, a significant rise in health expenditure is urgently required to ensure universal health coverage. [image: The Hindu]

02-Apr-15 Wipro GE Healthcare has launched Revolution ACTs, the first CT scanner designed and manufactured in India. The company said the system is the result of USD19 mn in investment and collaboration with Indian healthcare providers over for four years. [image: Deccan Herald]