Trivandrum: A novel reproductive health device, a coated Copper T Intra Uterine Device (IUD), has won the capital city based HLL Lifecare Ltd. (HLL) this year’s National Award for Technology Innovation in the healthcare sector.
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NIMS ventures into solar power with green cardiac cath lab
Trivandrum: In a classic example of harnessing solar energy for industrial purposes, Mitraa Samyoga Energy Pvt. Ltd., an industrial entity under Noorul Islam Group of Institutions has established a 220 KW solar power plant at NIMS Medicity, their 1,000 bedded super specialty hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Read MoreHLL Lifecare’s condom innovation wins global recognition
Trivandrum: The next generation of male contraceptive could be a super-thin, ultra-sensitive condom made by blending latex with graphene. HLL Lifecare Ltd, one of the world’s biggest contraceptive manufacturers, has started working on the next generation condoms at its state-of-the-art Corporate R &D Centre (CRDC), even as accolades came from far and wide, including the Bill and Melinda Foundation, for the new idea.
Read MoreNanotechnology providing answers to key healthcare issues: CM
Trivandrum: Nanotechnology is a very relevant area of science for India has been providing promising answers to a large number of problems in health, engineering, new materials, environment and medicine, Chief Minister of Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy said.
Read MoreNational action plan for social marketing & franchising
Kochi: The first ever global health conference on social marketing (SM) and social franchising (SM) drawing up hundreds of health experts, practitioners and policy makers has recommended creation of a national action plan to scale up potential of SM and SF in India and formation of broad South-East Asian forum to synergise the best global practices.
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