March 2019 Yahoo News;U.S. health regulators said on Friday that a third cancer-causing toxin was found in some blood pressure pills recalled by India’s Hetero Labs a day earlier, adding to a global recall of commonly used drugs to tr.S. health regulators said on Friday a third cancer-causing toxin was …
Read More »Africa and Asia worst hit by air pollution, WHO study shows
May 2018 Dailynation; More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some seven million deaths annually. Fresh data from the UN health body showed that every corner of the globe is dealing with …
Read More »KENYA:India medical firm lists Kenya in Sh1bn Africa expansion plan
March 2018 BusinessDaily; An Indian medical equipment firm plans to expand into Kenya and three other African countries in a Sh1 billion project that is partly financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The IFC, World Bank’s private lending arm, has disclosed plans to lend Trivitron Healthcare Sh281 million ($2.75 …
Read More »KENYA:Resolution Health members to get treatment in India
2017 BusinessDaily; Medical underwriter Resolution Insurance Group has signed a deal with five Indian hospitals that will see Kenyans access specialised treatment including organ transplants abroad. The deal was signed on Saturday between Resolution Health, Max Healthcare, Apollo Group, Artemis Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare and BLK Hospital. The partnership will provide Resolution …
Read More »KENYA: Indian firm buys 93.66 pc of Kenyan cancer care centre
April Businessdaily; Bangalore-based Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd (HCG), one of India’s largest cancer treatment hospital chains, has agreed to buy a majority stake in a Kenyan cancer care centre. HCG will buy a 93.66 per cent stake in Nairobi-based Cancer Care Kenya Ltd (CCK) for Sh93.15 million in cash, the Indian company …
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