An opportunity for healthcare professionals to experience technology that can help save lives.
COIMBATORE, May 18, 2013: GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today kicked off its first healthcare technology experiential lounge on wheels -- "Mission Healthier India". A specially designed vehicle fitted with high end, affordable healthcare technologies from GE was flagged off by Thiru. S M Velusamy, Worshipful Mayor, Coimbatore Corporation S, Ganesh Prasad, Director, Ultrasound and Asuthosh Banerjee, General Manager, Life Care Solutions, GE Healthcare South Asia.
Speaking on the occasion, S Ganesh Prasad Director Ultrasound, GE Healthcare South Asia said "Access to advanced diagnostic technology can make a huge difference in early detection and treatment of diseases and conditions. However, proliferation of such technologies has been dismal in India due to its high cost and low awareness. Mission Healthier India is an example of how we are at work for a healthier India. Our Mission will allow clinicians and public to experience GE's advanced and affordable technologies at their doorsteps and learn how they can put these technologies to use for saving precious lives".
The Mission aims to introduce high end technology to hospitals, nursing homes and clinics in 50 towns of Tamil Nadu at their doorsteps and to create awareness on the usage of technology in early detection of diseases and enablement of saving lives. The Mission also aims to create awareness amongst public through technology experience and information dissemination. Through this mission, GE Healthcare hopes to cover 5000 clinicians and 100,000 people in the 2 month tour of Tamil Nadu before embarking on similar tours in rest of India.
"Mission Healthy India is an attempt by GE healthcare to showcase technologies that can bring quality healthcare closer to the masses. We are attempting to dispel the myth that quality healthcare comes only with expensive technologies. We develop technologies that reduce the cost of healthcare without compromising quality of healthcare delivery. We aim to reach out to all doctors and caregivers who have taken on the responsibility of elevating the standards of patient care in the tier 2 to 4 cities in India and we will work to partner with them in their endeavor" said Asuthosh Banerjee, General Manager, Life Care Solutions, GE Healthcare.
The Mission Healthier India provides a closer view of technologies that can aid 3 key care areas that small towns and villages are challenged with -- Women and maternal infant health, cardiac diseases and critical care. The mother and infant care technologies include ultrasound imaging systems for diagnosing health of baby and mother during pregnancy, infant care technologies like Embrace for providing mother's womb like warmth, Lullaby LED Phototherapy system for treating neonatal jaundice, MAC series of portable, battery operated ECG systems for early detection of cardiac diseases and Critical care tools required for monitoring and supporting critically ill patients, reducing infections in ICUs etc. Experts from GE Healthcare will provide hands-on demonstrations on usage of these advanced medical technologies.
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services to meet the demand for increased access, enhanced quality and more affordable healthcare around the world. GE (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter - great people and technologies taking on tough challenges. From medical imaging, software & IT, patient monitoring and diagnostics to drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and performance improvement solutions, GE Healthcare helps medical professionals deliver great healthcare to their patients.
GE Healthcare is at work for a healthier India. We are focusing on some of the toughest healthcare challenges of India -- lowering maternal and infant deaths; enable early detection of cancer for early treatment, addressing heart disease the burden etc. We design, develop and manufacture technologies in India for India and the world that will enhance access to quality healthcare at affordable costs to more people. http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com.
GE's Presence in India
Present in India since 1902, GE works to innovate, partner and develop technology solutions in energy, healthcare, infrastructure and financial services that improve the quality of life in the country. With about 15,000 employees, GE's imagination is taking the nation to the future with ideas designed and developed in India - for India and for the rest of the world.
With around 6000 engineers, GE's research centers in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai are developing new technologies for both India and the world while the 13 local manufacturing and service facilities bring products, services and technologies closer to the customers. GE in India has partnered with a number of Indian companies to develop localized solutions, meeting the needs of the country. Committed to social development across the world, GE in India is closely engaged with local communities on social and environmental issues.
Manoj Menon
GE Healthcare South Asia
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