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India’s fight against avoidable blindness is no longer about expanding clinics alone. It also depends on whether the country can build an eye care workforce that is skilled, connected and distributed beyond major cities. With 15 ophthalmologists per million people and specialists concentrated in urban centres, the gap between demand and available expertise remains significant. […] The post Eye…
World Mosquito Day, observed annually on August 20, highlights the need for greater awareness of mosquito-borne diseases and the importance of preventive measures, early diagnosis and timely treatment. Diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya continue to pose public health challenges, particularly during the monsoon season. The day also draws attention to measures that can […] The post…
Redcliffe Labs, one of India’s fastest-growing omnichannel diagnostic healthcare providers, today announced the appointment of Ramesh Krishnan as an Independent Director on its Board, effective August 2026. The appointment comes at an important juncture in Redcliffe Labs’ evolution as the company charts its next phase of growth and advances its long-term vision for integrated healthcare. […] The…
Paediatric speciality care in India continues to be concentrated in a few tertiary hospitals. What are the biggest structural gaps that need to be addressed to improve access to specialised care for children? There are three gaps, and they compound each other. The first is numbers. India simply does not have enough trained paediatric super-specialists, […] The post Addressing the gaps in India’s…
Over the past two decades, as healthcare has become increasingly digital, the administrative demands placed on clinicians have grown alongside it. Clinicians have had to learn new systems, deal with more complicated interfaces, enter data into several different applications and spend time adjusting to technology instead of focusing on patients. The next chapter of healthcare […] The post What…
Speaking at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) National Convention 2026 in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke about the 165-acre Medicity coming up next to the new Mumbai airport. The CM informed that Cleveland Clinic has recently signed up as the anchor hospital for the Medicity. He said the project is being envisioned […] The post Maha CM pushes for healthcare…
Even Hospital, Race course Road has secured accreditation under the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) 6th Edition standards within its first year of operation, an achievement that reflects not just compliance with quality standards, but a hospital built for the future of healthcare. With this accreditation, Even Hospital, race course road […] The post Even…
Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal, Rajya Sabha MP and Founder-Chancellor of Lovely Professional University, has been elected by 245 Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) as a member of the governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda. He is among the Rajya Sabha members recently elected to the governing bodies of various […] The post Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal elected by 245 Rajya…
India’s diagnostics industry is in the middle of a decade-long expansion. Organised chains, standalone laboratories and collection networks are multiplying across tier-2 and tier-3 cities, bringing testing closer to patients than ever before. The sector’s conversation about quality, however, remains stubbornly fixed on the analytical stage — better analysers, more sensitive assays, tighter…
Walk into any hospital today and you will find a very different building from the one that stood there a decade ago. Patient records live on screens instead of paper files. Diagnosis happens with the help of AI tools. Infusion pumps and monitors talk to the network. Doctors consult patients over video calls from another […] The post The Cybersecurity Imperative appeared first on Express Healthcare…
