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Prof Savitri Srivastav
Noted paediatric cardiologist Prof Savitri Srivastav passes away Paediatric cardiologist Prof Savitri Srivastav has recently passed away. She was a highly respected teacher at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and a great clinician. Her special interests were in paediatric and congenital heart diseases, echocardiography and noncoronary interventions. She played an important role in the formation of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography as the Founder President of the Society in 1995. She started the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, as the founder President in 1998. In 1995, she left AIIMS and her team to join the Fortis/Escort Heart Institute. She was also joined by an iconic couple from AIIMS – Dr Krishna Iyer, a paediatric cardiac surgeon and his paediatric cardiac intensivist wife Parvathy Iyer. Together, during the past 27 years, they made a trailblazing clinical and academic work at Fortis / Escorts that has been globally acclaimed.
respiratory infections. The safety and efficacy have been demonstrated through a double-blind, randomised placebocontrol (considered as a gold standard in clinical research) multicentre trial in India with the drug showing significantly early clinical response and cure. The trials were conducted during the Delta wave of COVID-19 and showed early improvement and complete relief from symptoms in patients who received VIRALEX.
centre of excellence encompassing a skill-building centre, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools at village Kharel in south Gujarat. The hospitals are part of an eight-acre AM Naik Healthcare Complex which also includes a residential enclave for consultants, specialists, nurses and paramedical staff. In proximity to the schools are hostels for students and accommodation for the faculty and principal.
Medulance partners with e-RaktKosh powered by Paytm
Health tech hav. raises $400k
Medulance has announced a collaboration with e-RaktKosh powered by Paytm. By using the e-RaktKosh’s QR codes, Medulance will get real-time information about the blood availability in the nearest blood bank. e-RaktKosh is a national platform developed by C-DAC under the Blood Cell National Health Mission by the Indian government’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It is a centralised blood inventory management system to track blood availability in blood banks across India. As a one-of-its-kind initiative, e-RaktKosh connects, digitizes, and streamlines the workflow of 2,100+ blood banks across the nation. The centralised blood bank management app is successfully integrated into Paytm.
PM inaugurates 500-bed hospital in Navsari Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
Rewards-based health-tech platform hav., which has been operating in stealth mode has announced the launch of its operations formally. The company has raised $400,000 in a round led by USbased VC StartUp Health. Funds raised will be used for growing the user base and achieving PMF. Started in 2021 by Abdul Paravengal (ex-CFO & CBO, Shipper & an angel investor) along with Lajesh Kolath (ex-AVP, Open Financial Technologies) and Sajith Nair (ex-Yahoo!) hav. is a free app that tracks various health parameters to help 20 to 40-year-olds middle income and below individuals to reduce the probability of lifestyle-related diseases.
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The PM inaugurating a 500-bed hospital in Navsari
