India to drive cost in health sector
India and China will impact both cost and innovation in the healthcare sector.
The early signs of this were already evident in India in the fields of remote diagnostics and health tourism, Harpal Singh, chairman Fortis Healthcare said at a forum to discuss Healthcast 2020: Creating a Sustainable Future, a report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC).
The report finds a convergence of trends and solutions in the global healthcare market, including the way healthcare is funded.
More: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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India plans to provide free anti-retroviral drugs to combat HIV — the virus that causes AIDS — to around 100,000 people by early next year, a top health official said, as this nation struggles with the largest number of AIDS infections in the world.
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India bird flu tests 'all clear'
Indian health officials say all 95 samples collected from people with flu-like symptoms have tested negative for bird flu.
Ninety-four of the samples were cleared on Thursday but officials took a day longer to clear the final one.
Hundreds of thousands of birds have been slaughtered after the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain was found in Navapur town in Maharashtra state on Saturday.
Indian health secretary PK Hota said every precaution would be taken.
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Indias healthy appeal
The Indian government on Wednesday began an aggressive marketing campaign to promote itself as a medical tourism destination, hopeful that the expanding industry could be worth $2 billion by 2012.
Eager to attract some of the 50 million patients from the United States who are not covered by health insurance and millions more in Western Europe who face long waiting lists for treatment, Indias Health Ministry joined with its Tourism Ministry to produce an international advertising campaign explaining the possibilities of Indian health care.
Officials said part of Indias appeal rests with its holistic approach
