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Nathealth and Nasscom in Pact to Deliver Healthcare Services in India
“The idea is that healthcare cannot go to next level without IT. So, there is an opportunity for businesses to collaborate."
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- South Asia
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Merck Serono Supports India’s Two-tier Drug Pricing Policy
The US Chamber of Commerce may think India is an inhospitable terrain for innovation, but surprisingly, Big Pharma doesn't agree.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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- research, supply chains
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Reserve Bank of India Eases Lending Norms for Microfinance Institutions
Move gives more leeway to medium-sized micro lenders to price their loans based on their cost borrowings
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- South Asia
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- governance, microfinance
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Big pharma firms pushes for US action against India over patent worries
Global pharmaceutical firms are pressuring the United States to act against India to stop more local companies producing up to a dozen new varieties of cheap generic drugs still on-patent, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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- Health Care
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Mobile devices to empower health workers under MMPs
Adoption of Information Technology is important in improving access to healthcare in India. After pilot projects in a few states, Central Ministry of Health is planning to empower health workers with handheld devices like mobiles phones for data collection at the grass-root level.
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India’s SKS Microfinance recovering from Andhra Pradesh crisis
SKS Microfinance Ltd, India’s only listed microlender, plans to raise Rs.400 crore in the next fiscal year with a maximum equity dilution of 20%.
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Philips India & PGIMER showcase mobile health outreach programme Asha Jyoti in New Delhi
Philips Healthcare’s flagship Women's Healthcare Outreach Mobile programme, Asha Jyoti, has collaborated with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), and the non-governmental organization RAD-AID to screen 4000 women in less than 20 months.
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Pakistan facing challenge over procuring vaccines
Pakistan may face a country-wide shortage of life-saving vaccines due to government’s failure to fulfil its international co-financing liabilities for the procurement of vaccines to safeguard lives of millions of children from seven lethal preventable diseases.
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- Health Care
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- governance, vaccines
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