12-May-16 India's National Pharmaceutical Pricing Agency has reduced the prices of 54 indispensable medicines; the cut going up to 55%. This move, a repetition of an earlier revision that capped the prices of another 54 drugs, aims at ensuring that important medication, becomes affordable for a wider strata of people. [image: Getty Images]

11-May-16 18% of global deaths and 20% of loss of disability-adjusted life years occur in India. Amidst these challenges, adoption of technology offers some hope. Telemedicine was a stepping stone and now adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) will help provide universal access to healthcare in rural and semi-urban India, medical facilities for the poor and development of preventive self-care. [image: BW CIOWorld]

08-May-16 Venture funding in healthcare globally reached a record USD4.5 bn in 302 deals in 2015, a four fold increase since 2011. A new generation of healthcare startups, focussing on the consumer market, has been gaining rapid ground. China, India and Singapore have become hotbeds for healthtech start-ups, most about doctor and clinic discovery. [image: Deal Street Asia]

05-May-16 All government hospitals in India's Haryana state, will have senior citizen counters to facilitate elderly people coming for treatment. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said the state government has decided to open 'Senior Citizen Corners' in all government hospitals to ensure better services to them.

30-Apr-16 The Indian healthcare IT market is valued at USD1 bn and likely to grow by about 1.5 times by 2020, according to a report by industry body Nasscom. The report said the healthcare software segment generated revenues of USD97 mn and is likely to grow at 11% over the next five years. [image: Governance Today]