Troubleshooting the Rise of Indian Biotechnology

Troubleshooting the Rise of Indian Biotechnology

India is currently experiencing a fast-paced growth scenario in the field of modern biotechnology. If the immediate future of the country’s business and regulatory environment is favourable, experts estimate the biotech industry to reach a whopping value of $100 billion by the year 2025. To understand the magnitude: bio-pharmaceuticals (a sub-sector of the biotech field)…

Bridging the gender divide

Bridging the gender divide

Authored by: Ms Chandra Ganjoo, Executive Director & Group CPO Females contribute to almost half of humanity and, therefore, half of its capabilities. A flourishing society with sustainable human development today can never be imagined without the active participation of women. Gone are the days when women were considered inferior or the weaker sex. Humanity,…

Telehealth

How Telehealth Is Set to Change the Way to Think About Healthcare

With the advent of technology, clinical healthcare, patient and professional health need not be affected by the impediment of distance anymore. The delivery of health and health-related services through electronic information and telecommunications technologies is called as telehealth. Medical care, provider and patient education, health information services also fall under the gamut of telehealth. Tap…

The 5s of Patient Safety

In 2006, the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety initiated an international project called “High 5s Action on Patient Safety”. This project is a collaboration of the Member States of WHO, namely the World Health Organization Patient Safety Programme and the WHO Patient Safety Collaborating Centre, and brings together the 7 following countries: Canada, France,…

5 Easy Ways to Quit Tobacco

Smoking is amongst the deadliest of addiction and yet millions simply fail to quit the habit. Why? Well, one reason for this apart from a cigarette’s core ingredient— “nicotine” being addictive is perhaps the fact that the ill effects that smoking causes are not instant whilst much less visible. So, how can one go about…