GE Healthcare to spend $300 mn on affordable solutions in India, South Asia

Firm to make equipment, create solutions in India

GE Healthcare will invest $300 million (Rs 1,996 crore) over five years to deliver affordable healthcare solutions across India, other South Asian countries and Africa.

A subsidiary of US-based conglomerate General Electric, GE Healthcare delivers healthcare equipment and technology services that are aimed at reducing cost of care using digital technologies. The firm has also partnered with 11 organisations to provide technical skills to medical industry professionals. While it has trained nearly 6,500 people through skill enhancement programmes, GE Healthcare aims to train another 10,000 people annually to extend better healthcare solutions across smaller cities and towns.

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