Fortis Healthcare Ltd. has approved a two year extension of the tenure of its Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, reaffirming the Board's confidence in his leadership as the company enters its next phase of strategic growth and operational excellence. The reappointment,
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, has called on hospitals across the state to accelerate the adoption of digital healthcare technologies, emphasizing that digitisation is essential for delivering quality, affordable and accessible healthcare to every citizen. Addressing healthcare stakeholders, the Governor said that
India's Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has achieved another significant milestone, with the digital health ecosystem surpassing 104 crore linked health records and 93 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs, reinforcing the country's position as one of the world's largest digital public health platforms. The
The Karnataka government has announced an ambitious target to make the state drug free by 2028, intensifying its efforts to combat substance abuse through stronger enforcement, public awareness campaigns and community participation. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that the government has adopted a comprehensive
Medical professionals and healthcare associations have raised serious concerns over the increasing incidence of violence, verbal abuse and threats against healthcare workers in hospitals and healthcare facilities across India, calling for stronger legal protections, improved reporting systems and enhanced security measures to safeguard frontline medical
Robotic assisted surgery is witnessing rapid adoption across India's healthcare sector, with hospitals increasingly leveraging advanced surgical platforms to enhance precision, improve patient outcomes and reduce recovery times for complex procedures. Once limited to major metropolitan hospitals, robotic surgery is now expanding into smaller cities
South Korea has proposed a major overhaul of its senior friendly product certification framework by expanding eligibility to include artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled devices, reflecting the country's growing focus on technology driven elderly care solutions. The development comes as healthcare
The Government of India is set to launch e-Sushrut Clinic, an affordable cloud-based Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) designed specifically for small healthcare providers, on June 29. Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will officially launch the platform, which has been developed by the Centre
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has expanded the scope of its QR code based drug authentication and tracking system to include vaccines, antimicrobial medicines, cancer drugs and narcotic and psychotropic substances (NDPS), in a major move aimed at strengthening pharmaceutical traceability and combating
In a significant step towards strengthening preventive healthcare and early detection of cardiovascular diseases, the Punjab government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cardiological Health and Research Institute (CHRI) to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) enabled cardiac screening technology across three districts of
