"healthcare"

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The long pending dream of people belonging to backward Kumram Bheem Asifabad district became a reality with the State government giving administrative sanction to establish a medical college in the district, which had been suffering due to poor healthcare facilities, on Saturday. They will cherish the historical move of the government forever. […]

Hyderabad: For the first time in Telangana, the concept of evening clinics is set to be launched in all general and maternity government hospitals from Monday onwards. From now on, patients can not only access health services during the morning session but also in the evenings. The outpatient services at government hospitals will be available […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has taken up special arrangements to administer booster or precautionary Covid doses to individuals between 18 years and 59 years at various public locations including all government healthcare facilities from Friday. The special drive will be conducted for 75-days and all the eligible individuals, who have completed six months after taking […]

Hyderabad: City-based Medley Medical Solutions, a B2B and B2C healthcare player, launched its virtual clinics under the branded ‘Ananda E-Clinics’. Under this, it allows local pharmacies to offer virtual clinics and facilitate online doctor consultations with patients. The kiosk set up can be set up in mid and large sized stores. “Ananda E-Clinic is a […]

Karachi: Karachi has been named among the worlds worst cities to live in due to poor stability, healthcare, culture, environment and infrastructure. This was determined by the Economist Intelligence Unit in its annual Global Liveability Index 2022, Samaa TV reported. According to the Index, Karachi ranked 168 amongst 173 cities with an index score of […]

Hyderabad: Three innovative and revolutionary healthcare and food supplement products of GreenQuirs and it’s official website www.greenquris.com was launched by MLA, A.Gandhi, Senior Consultant Physician and Diabetologist, Apollo Hospitals, Dr, Ch Vasanth Kumar along with P.Venkata Ramana, MD and B.Vinay Kumar CEO GreenQuris. ‘WalkMore’, is first of its kind, precautionary pain relieving and footcare gel. […]

India’s expenditure on healthcare accounts for just over 1.17% of the GDP, one of the lowest in the world. It also has one of the lowest health workforce in the world. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the gaps in the country’s healthcare infrastructure and should ideally serve as a wake-up call to revamp the sector […]

Hyderabad: Health Minister, T Harish Rao on Monday directed senior health officials at Niloufer and Gandhi Hospital to ensure quality healthcare services are available to poor patients. In a review meeting with senior health officials of Niloufer and Gandhi Hospital, Harish Rao said the State government this year has allocated a Rs 11,237 crore just […]

New Delhi: On World Tuberculosis Day today, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025. He said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment. “Tuberculosis is a preventable & treatable disease. On World TB Day, we reaffirm commitment to make India TB-free […]

New Delhi: India has so far administered over 2 crore precaution doses or the third vaccine shots among the eligible beneficiaries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. Additionally, over 97 per cent of the country’s adult population have also received their first dose of vaccine against Covid-19. “Over two crore healthcare & frontline […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based emergency medical response company StanPlus has announced its partnership with Even, a healthtech company and healthcare provider, to provide emergency medical transportation services. Both the companies will work closely to ensure that patients have access to 24/7, unlimited and pan-India emergency ambulance services that include road and air ambulance transportation and doctors on […]

Hyderabad: The first day of the 19th edition of BioAsia witnessed a panel discussion with deliberations on the significance of partnerships between IT and Pharma companies to digitise healthcare and to venture into the new paradigm of delivering healthcare for better patient outcomes. Industry experts emphasised that data analytics will help the healthcare fraternity understand […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is giving a massive push to strengthen medical education and tertiary healthcare facilities across the State. With Telangana successfully managing to come out of the Omicron driven Covid third wave, renewed efforts are underway to fast track prestigious projects, that include multispecialty health hubs, medical colleges and upgrading almost all major […]

Visakhapatnam: The Praja Arogya Vedika affiliated to Jan Swasthya Abhiyan has urged the union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman to allocate a minimum of three per cent of the GDP in the budget to health care so that India would become world no. 1 number one in providing quality health care to the citizens. In […]

Hyderabad: There are many industries and sectors that have flourished in Hyderabad and the most prominent among them are the IT sector, Pharma and Healthcare, and BFSI. And if you are someone who has just started their career or are looking for jobs in the mid-level management scale then the city of pearls seems to […]

The most important lesson that India needs to learn from the devastating coronavirus pandemic is the urgent need to overhaul the public healthcare infrastructure. The pandemic has exposed the country’s creaky health infrastructure, a sector where things cannot be expected to improve overnight. However, there seems to be no urgency on the part of the […]

Bengaluru: As India grapples with the Omicron Covid-19 variant surge and an understaffed healthcare industry, demand for medical professionals spiked in December 2021 with a 6 per cent month-on-month growth, new data showed on Monday. Healthcare led with the highest intent to hire on account of staff shortage amidst rising Covid numbers, according to Monster […]

Hyderabad: Bayer, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture, conducted its first drone trial on Tuesday at its multi-crop breeding center in Chandipa, near Hyderabad. The on-ground event, showcasing a field demonstration on the use of drones in agricultural operations, was attended by partners and industry stakeholders, including […]

Kolkata: The Walmart-controlled Flipkart on Friday announced its entry into the healthcare segment and said it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Sastasundar Marketplace Ltd, an online pharmacy. The e-commerce firm said it entered into the sector through the launch of Flipkart Health+ and as part of this development, it has […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is determined to strengthen the public health infrastructure in the State, for which Rs 10,000 crore would be spent in the coming days, Health Minister T Harish Rao said here on Saturday. Inaugurating the upgraded 100-bed ICU ward at Niloufer Hospital, Harish Rao said the Chief Minister had taken […]