02-Feb-17 Aiming to attract more tourists and boost trade, the Indian government has approved a new liberalised visa policy that includes a long-term multiple-entry comprehensive visa by merging tourist, business, medical and conference visas into one. Citizens from Pakistan and China will not be covered under the new liberalised visa policy. [image: IMTJ]

14-Dec-16 India’s healthcare providers are planning to increase technology investments over the coming years in the hopes of boosting quality of patient care. The UK's Elsevier plans to help by giving patients the ability to self-diagnose and seek expert consultation using telemedicine, providing clinical reference at point-of-care and integrated decision support to care teams, and offering online medical training for nurses. [image: Elsevier / iStock]

28-Jan-17 Glocal Healthcare Systems has entered into a strategic tie-up with CSC e-Governance Services India to offer telemedicine video consultation to the vast rural population who do not have access to qualified medical practitioners. The collaboration will meet the needs of almost 70 per cent people residing in rural India with patchy access to quality medical practice. [image: Glocal Healthcare Systems]

20-Jan-17 India's medical technology sector can make great contributions in terms of economic growth, job creation and enhanced innovation. The ‘Make in India’ campaign is a major boon to the medical technology industry, as currently 70% of medical equipment is imported. India should learn from China, where much higher reimbursement is allotted to locally produced medical devices and equipment. [image: Business Standard]

20-Jan-17 Poor spending on healthcare is a major concern in India, where most cannot afford private healthcare. India ranks abysmally low on public healthcare expenditure. The objective laid out in the National Health Policy to increase expenditure 1.04 per cent of GDP to 2.5 per cent by 2020, with 70 per cent for primary care, has been a welcome step. [image: Business Standard]