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India's Punjab visions for medical tourism

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05-Nov-17 The Punjab government is looking to boost medical tourism in the state. "Major giants in the industry are ready to invest. We will use state’s land as equity under public private partnership" said the Punjab Tourism and Culture minister. [image: The Statesman]

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China plans to build gigantic DNA database platform

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31-Oct-17 China plans to build a USD1 billion super-sized DNA sequencing platform in Jiangsu Province aimed at storing genetic information of millions of its ethnic Chinese population, Lan Qing, Deputy Director of the provincial Health and Family Planning Commission said. [image: ET Healthworld]

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Columbia Asia expands in India

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30-Oct-17 Columbia Asia has expanded its footprint in India by commissioning its twelfth facility in Bengaluru. This will be Columbia Asia's biggest hospital in the country, with 206 beds. [image: Live Chennai]

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UK-Shanghai collaborations: pioneering businesses win funding

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28-Oct-17 Innovate UK and Shanghai's Science & Technology Department announced they will fund UK and Shanghai companies to work together on innovation, including in healthcare. For example Oxford-based Genefirst and Fosun Med-Tech are developing a non-invasive test for cancer gene mutations. [image: GOV.UK]

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AugmentCare app raises USD1 mn in Pakistan

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27-Oct-17 AugmentCare, a complete healthcare app in Pakistan with approximately 30,000 registered patients which connects patients with doctors, pharmacies and laboratories, has raised USD1 million in seed capital to increase its team and expand its operations nationwide. [image: AugmentCare / Techjuice]

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