Apollo, Fortis, Max announce limited vaccine drive for 18-44 yr olds

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......

Private hospitals may import Covid vaccines

Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare are open to importing vaccines.Sohini Das reports. IMAGE: Vaccination at the Swaminarayan temple in Mumbai, May 14, 2021. Photograph: Ashish Raje/ANI Photo......

Mamata silent on demands of junior docs; health of medics deteriorates

Junior doctors in West Bengal continued their indefinite hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day, drawing support from several senior doctors across the country and prompting the Indian Medical......

Are hospitals ready to handle Covid surge?

Larger hospitals are not worried about a spike in cases, as they are now accustomed to converting ICUs and general wards into negative pressure zones or isolation rooms. For smaller hospitals, the......

Fortis Healthcare plans to raise $100 mn from IFC

Fortis Healthcare Ltd plans to raise around $100 million (Rs 540 crore now) from International Finance Corp, a member of the World Bank Group, through a combination of straight equity and foreign......

How Fortis Healthcare's fortunes will change post acquisition by IHH

In its investor presentation, IHH said it wanted to develop Fortis into a market leader. Malaysian group IHH Healthcare Berhad’s Rs 4,000 crore acquisition of Fortis Healthcare is expected......

Smallcaps Face Their Toughest Samvat Yet

'Defence, capital goods, engineering, capital market-related stocks, autos, and cement sectors are my bullish bets for Samvat 2082.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

Fortis plans to provide healthcare to all

After this whirlwind lunch interview, Shivinder M Singh, managing director, Fortis Healthcare (India), cleans up his desk with a paper napkin, folds it neatly and tucks it under his empty......

BFI hold mental fitness session for boxers, coaches

IMAGE: Indian boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva expects the national camp to resume at least partially next month. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images The Boxing Federation of......