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Bill Gates meets Akhilesh, discusses healthcare

Bill Gates met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and offered the Bill and Melinda Gates Fo...

Bihar lauded for child healthcare model

Bihar`s health system has been lauded for its effective child healthcare model that is now being tak...

NRHM likely to get five-year extension

The NRHM government`s flagship scheme to improve healthcare services in rural areas, could be exten...

US court weighs historic Obama healthcare law

At the core of the law, signed by Obama is a requirement that people obtain health insurance by 2014...

Patients slam claims over Kashmir healthcare

The Jammu and Kashmir government has claimed an improvement in health facilities this year - a claim...

Pvt hospitals must give affordable healthcare: PM

Manmohan Singh said private hospitals have an obligation to provide health care at an affordable co...

Doctor-population ratio at 1:2000 in India

Govt said there was one doctor in the country for every 2,000 population as there were six lakh acti...

Health for all: Still a mirage

Substantial socioeconomic inequalities still exist in access to healthcare.

National healthcare institutes for the elderly

Government plans to set up national institutes in Delhi and Chennai dedicated to research in old a...

Haryana Govt to formulate Advanced Care Policy

Government seeks to provide best possible advanced facilities and machineries for meeting any emerge...

`Give healthcare tax cuts, boost medical tourism`

Economic and patient traffic indicators show an annual 35 percent increment in medical tourism in th...

Mamata promises to overhaul govt healthcare system in one year

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her government has taken a one-year pro...

India needs to increase spending on healthcare: WHO

Low govt spending on health - at $32 per capita characterizes the poor state of healthcare in India.

India needs to increase spending on healthcare: WHO

While India`s life expectancy has gone up to 65 years in 2009, up from 61 years in 2000. Global lif...

A pair of clean hands can save lives

In India about 40-50% of healthcare workers are unaware on proper techniques of cleaning their hands...

Dr Ramakant takes exception to Obama`s `cheap healthcare` remark

Eminent cardiologist Dr Ramakant Panda day said that the notion that India delivers cheap health c...

`India does not represent cheap healthcare`

Obama`s remarks on cheap health care in India drew sharp reaction here with govt & medical fraternit...

GE Healthcare to invest Rs. 225 million in India on new products

GE Healthcare will invest Rs. 225 million in India to roll out more diagnostic products.

Indians among 111 charged in major US healthcare fraud

It is one of the biggest crackdowns on healthcare fraud-related crimes in the US.

US judge deals new blow to Obama health reform

A second US federal judge declared President Barack Obama`s health care law unconstitutional, sparki...

New programs to improve healthcare delivery: Azad

The Centre has launched new national programmes for control of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diab...

Intel helping healthcare reach rural Karnataka

Intel has initiated a joint telemedicine programme to take benefits of healthcare to rural Karnataka...

India-Sweden to strengthen ties in healthcare

India and Sweden decided to focus on areas like maternal and child health, among others.

Medical waste must be managed effectively: Khanna

Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna on Saturday stressed the importance of effective managem...

Omar releases Rs 6.46 crore for upgrading healthcare

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday released Rs 6.46 crore to help improve heal...

Bill in RS for uniformity in healthcare delivery

A bill seeking to bring uniformity in the healthcare delivery by making registration of all clinic...

Fortis exits race for Singapore`s Parkway

Fortis Monday said it was opting out of the battle for control of Singapore-based Parkway, which ope...

Healthcare expansion work still in progress: Prez

Citing WHO`s grim predictions about medical challenges before the country, President Pratibha Pati...

India, Croatia sign accords on healthcare, culture

India on Wednesday signed two agreements with Croatia on cooperation in healthcare sector and cultu...

`With healthcare for all, Assam set to be a model state`

Assam is set to become a model state in healthcare in India with one of the best performances under ...

Sweden, Canada outrank US on healthcare

People living in countries with govt-run healthcare systems like Sweden and Canada are far more conf...

Republicans to challenge health care reform bill in US SC

With Obama set to sign into law the landmark health care reform bill, the opposition Republican part...

Healthcare bill: US lawmaker apologises

A US lawmaker opposed to Obama`s health care overhaul on grounds it would lead to govt funding for a...

Beaming Obama signs historic $938 billion overhaul

A beaming President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a historic $938 billion health care overhaul that...

Healthcare professionals moot joint campaign against tobacco

The task of tackling tobacco abuse should not be left to govt alone and doctors along with NGOs sh...

Obama demands `courage` as health care vote looms

Obama has called for "courage" from Democratic lawmakers unnerved by looming final votes on his hist...

Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul

President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his...

`India needs more trained healthcare professionals`

A leading Indian-American cardiac surgeon suggests a "lean healthcare" system model for India to att...

Obama, GOP fail to reach accord on health bill

Giving no ground, President Barack Obama and Republican leaders fought forcefully for their competin...

Programme to incorporate ayurveda in rural women`s healthcare

With an aim to ensure that ayurveda is accessible to the rural community, especially women, effort...

Bill Gates praises Nitish Kr, Rahul Gandhi over healthcare

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Biha...

GSK to get 1 bn pound boost in 2010 due to swine flu medicine

GlaxoSmithKline is likely to get 1 billion pound revenue boost in 2010, as governments stockpile swi...

Consider 3-year MBBS course for rural healthcare: Delhi HC

Voicing concern over the poor state of rural health services, the Delhi High Court has asked the hea...

Obama launches new push for healthcare overhaul

Prez Obama renews pitch for final Cong passage of a US healthcare overhaul and promised Americans th...

US expands drug benefit to 1mn more seniors

In case the prospect of nearly USD 4,000 in prescription aid isn`t enough to perk up low-income seni...

Dr Reddy’s to strengthen domestic biz, eyes top 10 spot

The Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s Labs is planning to launch new generic drugs in various therapeutic s...

Fortis to invest Rs. 250 cr. in FY’11 towards expansion

Healthcare major Fortis Hospitals, on Sunday said it plans to invest Rs. 250 crores over the next fi...

CII seeks tax holiday for healthcare industry

CII has urged the govt to extend tax holiday benefits to hospitals and medical institutes and also p...

US Senate adopts healthcare reform bill

The Senate has passed President Barack Obama`s landmark health care bill.

Health bill clears second Senate hurdle

US Senate Democrats cleared the second of 3 60-vote hurdles on Obama`s healthcare overhaul, moving i...

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