A gap between demand and supply is evident across all aspects of India’s healthcare sector. The shortage of local health professionals represents further evidence.
With Manipal Hospitals wrapping up a deal to buy Columbia Asia Hospitals, Ranjan Pai has chalked off a major item on his bucket list: building a pan-India hospital chain. But he is far from done.
The central bank unveils liquidity facility of ₹50,000 crore for access to emergency health services, and ₹10,000 crore for small finance banks’ on-lending, among a slew of measures to fight Covid-19.
Niramai, a Bengaluru-based startup founded by Geetha Manjunath, a healthcare industry veteran, has developed a technology that can help detect cancer using thermal analytics and A.I.
The second wave of Covid-19, which is sweeping across India, has brought to the fore an acute shortage of oxygen at hospitals. Fortune India’s photo team chronicles the crisis.
The Gurugram-based healthcare startup plans to utilise the funds to expand its surgery offerings across more cities. It also wants to use the money to invest in the latest medical technologies.
The funding comes close on the heels of billionaire entrepreneur Ranjan Pai-led Manipal Hospitals acquiring Columbia Asia Hospitals in India for ₹2,100 crore last November.
Covid-19 has made healthcare an important part of a nation's geopolitical strategy. But this has opened up the sector to cybersecurity threats. What we need is a vaccine against cyberattacks.
