'I urge Indians not to look down on us, but look up and say, "Yes, we can",'says Dr Prathap C Reddy, founder of the Apollo Hospitals, in our series where well-known Indians speak about the India they love.
Guest speakers Dr Prathap C Reddy, Apollo Hospitals chairman, and Balvinder Singh Kalsi, DuPont India CEO, both felt that Indian villagers were ready and willing to adapt and experiment with technology if this route was chosen to provide them with access to healthcare.
The Apollo Hospitals launched the country's first two-wheeler ambulances called Apollo First in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad on Saturday.
In hospital for the past two months, Jayalalithaa started speaking last Friday, much to the relief of her supporters. Apollo Hospitals Chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy confirming the news had said that the Tamil Nadu chief minister was speaking using a valve attached to a tracheostomy tube.
The Telugu superstar underwent a sinus surgery in Mumbai.
Three big private hospital chains -- Apollo, Fortis and Max -- on Friday announced the launch of Covid-19 immunisation drive for the 18-44 age group at limited centres in the country from May 1 while the Delhi government said it will start the vaccination exercise once it receives doses from the manufacturers.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is doing well and speaks using a valve attached to the tracheostomy tube as she continues to get treatment, Apollo Hospitals Chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy said on Friday.
Even though the Health Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have been insisting that there is 'no solid evidence' of community transmission so far, the government has started scaling up health infrastructure to deal with any situation.
Dr Rekha Shetty, who consults several corporations on long-term innovation initiatives, draws up a list.
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