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February 2009  
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PPP: Hit or Miss?
Some PPPs become a roaring success, while some bite the dust. Sonal Vij analyses factors that determine the fate of PPPs

Upfront

Sneha Diagnostics Receives ISO 9001-2000 Certification
Sneha Diagnostics, one of the fastest growing and most innovative medical diagnostic services provider in India, received ISO 9001-2000 quality certification

NH Signs MoU with Gujarat Government
Narayana Hrudayalaya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Government to set up a 5,000-bed Health City in Ahmedabad.

Hiranandani Hospital Bags Quality Excellence Award
Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai has won the prestigious IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj, Malcolm Baldridge Quality Excellence Award in the healthcare category

Chempharm to Foray in Healthcare Consultancy
Chempharm Industries India Private Limited, a technology company that designs, manufactures and offer turnkey systems for clean rooms, cold rooms, structural, pumping, piping and HVAC systems, has rolled out plan to foray in healthcare consultancy

Hinduja's Second Hospital
The proposed multi-specialty hospital would be a 'boutique hospital' aimed to serve high-end population, finds out Nancy Singh

Fortis Healthcare Acquires Mauritian Hospital
It is the only private hospital in Mauritius that undertakes cardiac surgeries

New Drug Eluting Coronary Balloon Dilation Catheter Launched
Dior, the first and only CE-marked drug (paclitaxel) eluting coronary balloon dilatation catheter used in coronary angioplasties, was launched

Apollo Signs Agreement with Anthem Well Point
Apollo Hospitals has signed an agreement with a US based insurance company Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a subsidiary of Anthem Well point. WellPoint is one of the largest healthcare insurers in the US

Yash Birla Group Acquires Majority Stake in Kerala Vaidyashala
To invest Rs 50 crore in 200 new centres across major cities

Upcoming Conf on Quality in Clinical Lab
The conference will focus on achieving cost effectiveness and efficiency in laboratory management

Healthcare Consultancy Firm Launched
With a vision to spur innovation in the healthcare industry, Medium Healthcare (MHC), a healthcare consulting firm and brainchild of Ratan Jalan, former CEO of Apollo Health and Lifestyle, was launched in India

Cord Blood Banking Facility Comes up in Kolkata
Set-up at a cost of Rs 10 crore, the umbilical cord blood storage facility has come up on Diamond Harbour Road

Insulin Guidelines for Diabetes Launched
India's first premix insulin guideline on the sidelines of 64th annual conference of Association of Physicians of India, APICON-2009 in Greater Noida

AHI to Conduct Study on Aneurysm
Artemis Health Institute (AHI) in collaboration with Philips Medical Systems is conducting its first-of-its-kind study to look at prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm

AyurVAID Hospitals Launches Facility in Bangalore
The 30-bed hospital will offer effective solutions for chronic illnesses and lifestyle disorders commonly found in Bangalore

Hinduja Corrects Movement Disorder With DBS
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive painful movement

Maxcor Lifesience Forges Agreement with Micell for Drug Coating Technology
Opto Circuits (I) Ltd's (OCI) newly incorporated subsidiary Maxcor Lifesience, Inc, entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Micell Technologies, Inc, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Bayer Diabetes Care Launches New Monitoring System for HBA1c Testing
The monitoring system offers easy accuracy and reliable testing In the clinical setting

C-DAC Launches Healthcare Solution
The product offers home remedies for diseases and symptoms, as well as advice on diet and lifestyle according to constitution, diseases, seasons

Philips & Hansen Medical to Integrate X-ray Imaging & Robotic Catheter
Royal Philips Electronics and Hansen Medical, Inc have signed joint development and co-operation agreements to co-develop integrated products that may simplify complex cardiac procedures to diagnose and treat irregular heartbeats, also known as arrhythmias

ICTPH Partners to Enhance Rural Health
This partnership will bring together the strengths of Penn Nursing to establish and evaluate nursing models

Canon Develops Flat-panel X-ray Detector for Fluoroscopy
It has developed a compact, lightweight DR system capable of both viewing moving images and capturing static X-ray images

Manipal Hospital Launches Online Health Information Tool
Manipal Hospital has launched an online health information tool 'Manipal Symptom Checker' which promises information on health at the click of a mouse

Celestial Biologicals To Set Up Fully-Integrated Chromatography-Based Plasma Fractionation Facility
It is a major boost to patients with blood/ immune disorders or severe blood loss

Urban Health Meet Organised by PATH in Mumbai
Launched in November 2005, 'Sure Start' is a five-year project, initiated across UP and Maharashtra

HAAD Endorses 4th Annual Healthcare Expansion Congress Middle East
The market, currently estimated at $5bn is expected to grow by 50 per cent year on year up to 2013

Bangalore to Host First Asian Conference on DMD
HCG and NIMHANS partners UPPMD to change the future for Duchenne boys in India

Product Watch

Antiobitics Before Infections Save Lives
Giving antibiotics to patients in intensive care units as a precaution saves lives, according to a major Dutch study published recently

Cryo-Save Group Launches in India
It has set up a state-of-the-art, fully automated stem cell banking facility at Bangalore

Wockhardt Hospitals Infuses Life in A Newborn
This rare cardiac complication in neonates requires to be addressed in a critical window period of just a few hours of the baby's birth

A Look at Healthcare Dynamics
A summary of findings and implications in the areas of lifestyle and attitudes, medical care, prescription and OTC drugs, and insurance in 'Healthcare in India' report by Boston Analytics

Why 'Class-B' Autoclave?
All medical professionals must possess basic knowledge about the process of sterilisation


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