Healthcare

Demand for Dengue Vaccines Growing in Asia and Latin America

April 27, 2017 Anurag Sharma 0

Global demand for dengue vaccines was worth USD 215 million in 2016. Asia and Latin America account for the highest demand for dengue, owing to high incidence of dengue infections in these regions. According to Break Dengue, the total annual estimated cost of dengue is USD 8 billion per year. Undetected and untreated dengue infections […]

Hendra Virus Remains Non-Mandatory

April 25, 2017 Sabyasachi Ghosh 0

Organisers of equestrian events will get to decide the conditions of entry, as it has been decided that use of Hendra virus will not be made mandatory. This was made clear by agriculture minister Bill Byrne in a report tabled in Parliament. While tabling the final response, the agriculture minister said that they supported most […]

Emergence of Mobile X-rays in the Healthcare Industry!

April 24, 2017 Anurag Sharma 1

The augmented need for better-quality bedside imaging across the globe is encouraging the use of mobile X-rays principally in the healthcare industry. According to a report presented by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017, currently, the prevalence of arthritis around the globe is between 0.3% and 1%. Therefore, growing cases of bone injuries, chronic lung […]

Should Healthcare Companies be Really Concerned about the Overhauling of Obamacare

April 6, 2017 Anurag Sharma 0

The U.S. has one of the largest health-care budgets in the world, but unfortunately, due to some reason it consistently fails to convert into a great deal of service. A sense of uncertainty continues to hover over the US healthcare Act, for the moment though, Obamacare lives. But, even if the GOP manages to pass […]

KIMS Investment an Indicator of the Lucrativeness of India’s Healthcare Sector

March 31, 2017 Anurag Sharma 0

In what is being touted one of the largest investment in Indian healthcare sector, the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) will receive USD 200 million from private equity fund True North. KIMS is an emerging healthcare provider and offers its services in India and Middle East. It has a sizeable presence in the southern […]

It Appears, Indian Business Processing Firms Have Overcome Acquisition Jitters

March 27, 2017 Anurag Sharma 0

The information technology sector in India appears to bolster its way into the business processing world by making robust expansion of service capabilities. Certainly, the focus is on consolidation, which is allowing smaller parties to join the feast. Over the past couple of years, India has witnessed an overwhelming growth of its IT sector. This […]

Are Healthcare Apps the Real Deal Both for Consumers and Doctors?

March 16, 2017 Sabyasachi Ghosh 0

The incessant development of mobile medical technology is bringing a tidal change in healthcare management and delivery system. It is most likely that in the foreseeable future virtual solutions such as remote monitoring, digital diagnostics and telemedicine will revolutionise patient handling. The arrival of fitness wearable devices for monitoring heart rates marked the first phase […]

After Three Consecutive Loss Warnings, Mitie Dumps its Healthcare Business

March 14, 2017 Anurag Sharma 0

Speculations were already made of Mitie discontinuing its healthcare arm, however, the real shocker came in when the British strategic outsourcing and energy services giant announced the selling amount. After several loss-making quarters, the group had to sell its entire healthcare business unit for just £2 that it bought for £111 Million in 2012. To […]

The New $110 Million Acquisition Puts Tech Mahindra in Serious Contention of Leading the Global Healthcare IT Space

March 10, 2017 Sabyasachi Ghosh 0

In a move to consolidate its position in the global healthcare IT space, the Indian multinational information technology service provider took a massive step towards becoming a global leader in providing Healthcare IT services. Tech Mahindra Ltd, reportedly witnessed an impressive quarterly growth last year, which characterises its recent market performance. Correspondingly, several of the […]

THE REAL REASON BEHIND $30Bn DEAL BETWEEN JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND ACTELION!

February 15, 2017 Anurag Sharma 0

After almost a couple of months of seesaw negotiations, the megadeal between Johnson & Johnson and Actelion has been finally announced by both the partners. The J&J-Actelion deal was in preliminary talks in November 2016. Later in December that year, the US healthcare giant – Johnson & Johnson had virtually ended all discussions regarding the […]