siliconindia | | June 20214 Vol 10 · Issue 08 - 02 · JUNE, 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Editor Emmanuel Christi Das Editorial Team Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Hima P M Mandvi Singh, Rashmisree Shiwani Pradhan GM - Sales & Marketing Rohit Kumar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2022 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.com Visualisers Souvik AcharyaGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Ashwini D Naik Shilpa Selva Felisha Rita Correspondent Soumya J Charulatha M.Associate Editor Indranil Chakraborty Technology to Breathe Life EditorialT he Indian Healthcare industry has grown rapidly having evolved significantly in the last decade. As it became one of the largest sectors of the Indian economy, in terms of both revenue, the healthcare business is also one of the country's fastest growing source of the employment. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only present-ed challenges, but also several opportunities for India to grow. The crisis has opened huge gates for Indian start-ups, many of them who have risen to the occasion and accelerated the development of low-cost, scalable, and quick solutions. All these factors together, make India's healthcare industry ripe for investment. However, the need for surveillance of the COVID-19 outbreak has overwhelmed even existing health services, de-manding a reassessment of India's healthcare system. Both the business and public sectors have partnered to combat the pandemic, and a wide range of responses have been observed. This change has become signifi-cantly more visible over the last decade, with a renewed focus from the government and a growing market demand for healthcare services and products. From the digital healthcare has expanded rapidly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are slowly adapting to new health technologies and in-telligent solutions to reduce barriers between hospitals and patients. This sector has received heightened interest from investors such as venture capital and private equity over the years, India remains highly depend-ent on imports for many types of medical devices, particularly higher end equipment are cancer diagnostics, medical imaging, ultrasonic scans, and PCR technologies. Apart from the metropolitan cities, demand for health services is rising in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations across the country. The per-capita income in these locations has increased rapidly over the past few years. The hospital industry in India is witnessing huge demand from both global and domestic investors. However, the Indian healthcare system continues to be impacted by aspects of availability, affordability and quality of health services.Emmanuel Christi DasEditoreditor@siliconindia.com
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