25-Oct-17 In spite of India doing about 6.5 million cataract surgeries a year, more than in US, Europe and China put together, the country has the largest number of blind people in the world, approximately 13 million. [image: Ophthalmology Times]

18-Oct-17 Johnson & Johnson took a USD10 mn hit on its international knee implant business in the 2017 July-September quarter, which it blamed on price cuts in India. [image: ET Healthworld]

18-Oct-17  Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants in India have been cut by 70-80%, a result of government price caps, sounding alarm bells for international players and potentially undermining future foreign investments in the sector. [image: Times Now]

18-Oct-17 The medical devices industry in India is valued at USD5.2 bn, says the Make-in-India survey, contributing 4-5% to the USD97 bn healthcare industry with its 800 medical device manufacturers, with an average turnover of INR500 mn (USD7.7 mn). [image: Reuters] 

17-Oct-17 Pakistan startup doctHERs has won the World Health Summit Startup Track 2017. According to the jury, doctHERs "not only has a decisive influence on the healthcare system but also shows a contemporary and important direction for a social change." [image: Geo TV]