These Iranian children have got a new lease of life by coming to Narayana Hrudyalaya. The hospital’s near-impossible success rate attracts patients from Africa, South-east Asia, Middle East and now increasingly Europe and the US as well. Some people, have started acting as co-ordinators (like the person in the suit). They gather several patients in their home country, get them on to a plane to Bangalore and bring them to Narayana Hrudyalaya for treatment.
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A New Heart in India
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009The World’s Largest Heart Factory
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Devi Shetty’s doctors perform the most heart surgeries in India. He is using that scale to cut the cost of treatment
by Neelima Mahajan-Bansal | Jul 7, 2009 for Forbes India. Read the complete article.
Nano Lives Up To The Hype
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Despite its bargain-basement price, the Tata Motors vehicle is every inch a proper car.
Even before reaching showrooms, the Tata Nano has achieved superstar prominence in India matched only by cricketers and Bollywood stars.
If there were any doubts about the Nano’s celebrity status, they were quickly dispelled after a drive through the streets of Pune, India, a week before its launch. The car was mobbed wherever I parked. People wanted to touch it, jump into it; they pressed their faces to the glass and even posed for pictures next to it. Mobile phones were whipped out to take pictures, bikers gave it the thumbs up and passengers in autorickshaws stopped to get out for a closer look.
Nano: Ratan Tata on Congestion and Nano
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Q:There has been widespread apprehension that this car would create congestion because of its sheer numbers…
A: All the question of congestion implies that we will seek the global market with millions of these vehicles. We don’t have the resources to do that. But we are
country of a billion people. Most Indians are denied connectivity and this is a way. (more…)