STRENGTHENING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN RURAL INDIA
The national consultation on strengthening primary healthcare in rural India was convened during the 15th World Rural Health Conference, organized by the Academy of Family Physicians of India in association with WONCA Rural Health (World Organization of
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Digital dispensaries take affordable healthcare to remote locations
IAS officer-turned healthcare entrepreneur Dr Syed Sabahat Azim, who calls himself more of a behaviorist, designed Glocal’s diagnostic support system to rely on semantics and deductive logic to suggest tests and arrive at the disease or condition a patient may be suffering from.
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Telehealth – Theory, Practice, and Potential
“The delivery of health care services, where distance is a critical factor, by all health care professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of health care providers, all in the interests of advancing the health of individuals and their communities.”
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How social entrepreneurs can solve the talent problem
Three steps can help. The impact of social entrepreneurs—individuals who deploy innovation and market forces to fill social needs—is growing. Bringing light to Africa, mobile banking to Bangladesh, low-cost healthcare to Nepal, or even better school lunches to the American cafeteria: in all these cases, the private sector is a big part of the action.
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3 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Can Solve Their Talent Problem
The impact of “social entrepreneurs” — individuals who deploy innovation and market forces to fill social needs — is growing. Bringing light to Africa, mobile banking to Bangladesh, low-cost health care to Nepal, or better school lunches to the American cafeteria: In all these cases, the private sector is a big part of the action.
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West Bengal government’s latest effort to spread healthcare in rural areas
Access to primary healthcare for people in rural areas of West Bengal got a fillip with a new initiative known as G1 Digital Dispensary. KOLKATA: Access to primary healthcare for people in rural areas of West Bengal got a fillip with a new initiative known as G1 Digital Dispensary.
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Landscape of Inclusive Business Models of Healthcare in India
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments. This report was commissioned by IFC through its Inclusive Business Models Group, which aims to create transformational solutions to critical development challenges.
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HEALTH HORIZONS 2021
HEALTH HORIZONS 2021: EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN INDIA
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India Infrastructure Report 2013/14
IDFC Limited (formerly Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited) was incorporated in 1997 as India’s first specialised infrastructure-financing intermediary in order to address the growing requirements of the various infrastructure sectors. IDFC’s mandate was to lead private capital flows to commercially viable infrastructure projects. Having successfully played its role in promoting private investment in infrastructure over the last 16 years, IDFC would now enlarge its footprint in the financial services sector after receiving ‘in-principle’ approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up universal banking operations.
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