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07-Apr-18 The Indian government is set to officially launch the Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection programme on 14-Apr-18. The scheme will give the country's people access to quality treatment within a limit of INR500k (USD7,700) per family. [image: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana]
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06-Apr-18 CardUp users can now pay for recurring cash expenses like taxes and rent via credit card. The development follows its seed funding round of USD1.7 mn, led by Sequoia Capital and Seedplus. [image: Fintech Singapore]
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06-Apr-18 British buyout fund Apax Partners is acquiring Healthium Medtech for USD300 mn from PE firm TPG Growth. This will be Apax’s second healthcare deal in India after its 2007 debut with an investment in Apollo Hospitals Enterprises. [image: ET Healthworld]
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06-Apr-18 Russian medical tourists who often travel to Goa when going to India for treatment, have now started to explore Kerala. There has been 70% rise in Russian medical tourists to Kerala since 2016. [image: ET Healthworld]
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06-Apr-18 Amazon has held early exploratory talks to buy Flipkart India's largest e-commerce firm, in advance of Flipkart's talks with Walmart to buy 55% of the company. [image: Hemant Mishra/Mint]
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