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Sobo becomes new destination for corporate health players

So long, Parel has been the address of the best public hospitals in Mumbai. Now, Global Hospital will add a corporate edge to the lane that leads to the 1,800-bedded KEM Hospital, the 500-bedded Tata   more..

Nagpur hospital ties up with US firm

Dande Hospital in Nagpur is all set to get a new dialysis centre with technical support and guidance from Quality Care Dialysis (QCD), a US-based multi-national. It is third such facility in the count   more..

Govt. boost to Mumbai hospitals

The BMC recently proposed Rs 2363.2 crore towards health, an allocation increase of 8% since the previous budget. With this, Mumbai’s hospitals will now get a boost in terms of bed strength, new   more..

Red Ribbon Express comes to Mumbai

Red Ribbon Express, which is a special HIV/AIDS awareness campaign train chugged in Mumbai last month at the CST station. The express train was inaugurated by Suresh Shetty, Health Minister, Govt. of   more..

Ekohealth to raise funding for expansion

Mumbai based healthcare services startup - Ekohealth is planning to raise funds for it's expansion plans. It intends to use the funds for hiring, marketing, developing mobile and web applications, con   more..

500-bed hospitals to come up in 9 districts of Patna

In a bid to strengthen health infrastructure in the state, construction of 11 sadar hospitals in as many districts with 100 beds and high-end equipment is underway in the state of Patna. In nine other   more..

GIC acquires minority stake in Vasan Healthcare; Amarchand, AZB and HSB advise

Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, has invested $100 million (Rs. 500 crore) for a minority stake in Vasan Healthcare, which is in the busine   more..

NOT A 'HEALTH'Y BUDGET
Dr. Pervez Ahmed, CEO & MD, Max Healthcare

It is unfortunate that the Hon’ble FM has chosen to levy a service tax on air-conditioned hospitals having a bed capacity in excess of 25 beds. This comes at a time when the healthcare sector is alrea   more..

Dr. Ishwar V. Basavaraddi, Director, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

There have been no strict measures for prevention of diseases. If prevention is taken care of, the cost of medical care will itself go down. On top, Ayurvedic and Unani medicines have been said to be   more..

Narendra Karkera, Director, HOSMAC India Pvt. Ltd.

This Health Budget is a tragedy. Government has yet again failed to realise that healthcare is a part of a nation’s infrastructure needs. How can one tax a basic necessity? People do not go to a hospi   more..

Sujay Shetty, Leader Pharma Practice, PwC India

Overall, the budget does not have any significant announcements that would improve access and affordability and create more investment in the sector. Increase in allocation of healthcare plan to Rs. 2   more..

Gautam Khanna, Executive Director, 3M Health Care, India

I am happy to note that "Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojana” is now being extended to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme beneficiaries and others. We are happy that the Government   more..

Dr. GSK Velu, Managing Director, Trivitron Group of Companies

Budget from healthcare perspective is quite disappointing with no clear focus to make healthcare accessible and affordable to the larger section of the public. From medical technology perspective, we   more..

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore

It was a disappointing budget from the point of view of health sector. Thousands of people sell everything they have to undergo heart, brain, kidney or cancer surgery. Now they have to give the govern   more..

Dr. Vinay Agarwal, President, Indian Medical Association (IMA)

The government is trying to earn money even from poor patients now. The introduction of service tax and the hike in diagnostic services will make healthcare 10-12% more expensive. And the entire cost   more..

Dr. Arvind Lal, Chairman & MD, Dr. Lal PathLabs Pvt. Ltd.

Instead of easing the duties, the budget has levied taxes on us. What the politicians tell us on healthcare improvement is just lip sympathy. In reality, healthcare has been made more expensive. As it   more..

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