EXCLUSIVE: Optum India MD Ritesh Talpatra on making healthcare affordable and leveraging technology

EXCLUSIVE: Optum India MD Ritesh Talpatra on making healthcare affordable and leveraging technology

Before the coronavirus struck, hospitals and healthcare in India had not necessarily felt too strongly the need to incorporate tech innovations into the sector. Healthcare in India: Healthcare has come into focus in India ever since the coronavirus pandemic emerged here in March 2020. Accordingly, a sizable portion of the Union Budget in 2021 was … Read more

Healthcare boost in Maharashtra! State’s first modular hospital set up in Pune; Details here

Healthcare boost in Maharashtra! State’s first modular hospital set up in Pune; Details here

he hospital has 20 beds, and of those, eight have been set aside for the ICU unit. (Representational image) Modular hospital: The Padmavati Hospital was inaugurated in Pune last week by Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) mayor Usha Dhore. It was established as a joint work of the municipal corporation and Nuance India Private Limited, according … Read more

‘To reach 2.5% of GDP spend, healthcare sector does not need a gradual but a quantum jump’

‘To reach 2.5% of GDP spend, healthcare sector does not need a gradual but a quantum jump’

Adding on to Mishra comments, Dr Lal also said that for the government to reach this magic figure of 2.5% of GDP by 2025, there needs to be additional spend of 1.2 lakh crore on heath every year. A webinar was hosted by MeraDoc, a personalised healthcare platform that connects highly experienced health practitioners with … Read more

Wonder how healthcare will transform from now? Here’s a snapshot!

Wonder how healthcare will transform from now? Here’s a snapshot!

The Financial Express is organising the FE Healthcare Summit. By Shardul Nautiyal From tele-surgery to creating health equity through data, there’s a lot in the offing. FE Healthcare Summit While the world is watching out for changes in the post-Covid world, Indian healthcare system is already geared up to move on, taking lessons from the … Read more

Here’s all that is required for rebuilding healthcare in India

Here’s all that is required for rebuilding healthcare in India

To understand the technological advancements more realistically, FEHealthcare.com, a new initiative from The Financial Express, is organising FE Healthcare Summit, a three-day conclave, where healthcare technology and industry stakeholders will come together. Out of adversity, comes opportunity. The adversity called Covid-19 has given an opportunity to ramp up the Indian healthcare infrastructure to not just … Read more

‘Much-needed, timely support’: Industry experts welcome Modi govt’s financial aid to healthcare sector in India

‘Much-needed, timely support’: Industry experts welcome Modi govt’s financial aid to healthcare sector in India

She also announced an outlay of Rs 23,200 crore that needs to be immediately made available to the Union Health Ministry Healthcare sector in India: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took cognisance of the economic devastation that the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic caused and accordingly, on Monday announced a slew of measures to boost … Read more

Giving a shot in the arm to public healthcare in India: Best practices we can adopt from other countries

Giving a shot in the arm to public healthcare in India: Best practices we can adopt from other countries

The latest National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 highlights ‘Health for All’ approach to providing assured healthcare for all at an affordable cost. By Ashvini Danigond The public healthcare ecosystem in India leaves immense scope for development, without a doubt. In this regard, taking a leaf out of the best practices adopted in other developing nations … Read more

The healthcare industry has been tested to its limits during the pandemic: Rajinish Menon, Sukino Healthcare

The healthcare industry has been tested to its limits during the pandemic: Rajinish Menon, Sukino Healthcare

Often, The patients recovering from covid-19 have multiple side effects that can affect any part of their bodies. They need physical and cognitive rehabilitation to reduce the damages of the virus and start living a normal life again. The second wave of Covid-19 has hit India’s healthcare sector hard and it is facing testing conditions. … Read more

Biggest Covid lesson is to be self-reliant in APIs and minimise dependency on China: Karan Bagaria, MD, Kemwell Biopharma

Biggest Covid lesson is to be self-reliant in APIs and minimise dependency on China: Karan Bagaria, MD, Kemwell Biopharma

The trend is to become self-reliant in API space and minimise dependency on China. Healthcare in India is vast, complex and full of paradoxes, but still one of the fastest-growing areas. It has undergone huge positive developments in terms of technology, medicines, R&D, or attracting Indian and international investors’ attention. The minds behind the healthcare … Read more

Blood shortages birth multiple health challenges, it is time we tackled it proactively

Blood shortages birth multiple health challenges, it is time we tackled it proactively

The pandemic has drastically worsened an already worrying scenario as far as blood systems in India go. By Pradyut Bordoloi The ongoing global pandemic has, undoubtedly, been a severe stress test for the healthcare setup in India. The cracks and shortcomings in our public health system have been brought to the fore like never, and … Read more