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Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare
Author: Jeff rey P Harrison,
PhD, FACHE
Price: $ 80.00
‘Essential of Strategic Planning in Healthcare’ introduces students to the factors influencing the strategic planning process in hospital and other health services institutions …

Introduction to Public Health
Author: Mary-Jane Schneider
ISBN: 978-93-80853-17-8
Price: ` 795/-
Introduction to Public Health, third edition, offers a thorough, accessible overview of the expanding field of public health for students new to its concepts and practice.
Written in …

Health and wellness is fast becoming mainstream in India. Increasingly hectic lifestyle and lifestyle-related diseases as well as paucity of time to cook at home are factors responsible for increasing demand in health and wellness …

Titash Roy Choudhury
A report released by United Nations (UN) earlier this year shows a 50 per cent drop in the number of new HIV cases reported annually. Having the world’s third largest AIDS population, can …

Titash Roy Choudhury
With increasing number of STIs becoming prominent, the focus is slowly shifting from only AIDS to other STIs and widespread programmes are being undertaken to educate and inform the masses. But there is …

Telecare refers to remote care of elderly and physically less able people, which allows them to remain healthy that too within the confines of their home. However promising the procedure be, it will take time …

October 2011
Chandreyee Bhaumik
Today, the primary focus of the healthcare industry is to increase efficiency with limited skilled human resources. Thus, there is a need for instrumentation technology. But does India have the capital and technical …

With the growing healthcare sector and increasing number of patients, the amount of waste generated by hospitals is also increasing. The question that arises in such a demanding situation is, are the hospitals in India …

August 2011
Considerable change is witnessed in the lifestyle of Indians. Men and women of all ages desire to have a ‘picture perfect’ body. In the world of junk food eating and no exercising, cosmetic surgery …

Hospital audits help maintain standards of patient care. And with increasing growth in medical tourism, the booming healthcare sector must provide the best services possible. Hospitals in India must ensure that audits take place regularly …