NephroPlus to expand network to 200 centres in next 5 yrs

Kidney care clinics chain NephroPlus today announced to expand its network of dialysis centres to 200 across the country over next five years.
"Our vision is to set up 200 centres across 20 states over the next five years aligning with partners such as large hospital chains, single location hospitals and government entities," NephroPlus Founder and CEO Vikram Vuppala told reporters.
Currently, NephroPlus has 35 centres in 10 states.
He said the capital required for the expansion will be done during next fiscal.
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Walmart trains 12,000 women in two years in India * World's leading retailer Walmart in association with an NGO Swasti has trained over 12,000 women in 30 factories of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat in last two years.

Walmart Foundation, philanthropic arm of the global retailer has started funding of Swasti Health Resource Center training program from 2012, the company said in a statement.

It taught critical life skills related to communication, hygiene, reproductive health, occupational health and safety, identifying personal strengths and gender sensitivity, it added.
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HDFC Life launches 'Sampoorn Samridhi Plus' plan * Private life insurance solutions provider HDFC Life today launched Sampoorn Samridhi Plus, a traditional plan that will offer a lump sum payment at the end of the policy term.
The plan will also provide an option to continue life cover till 100 years.

"Sampoorn Samridhi Plus is designed keeping in mind various benefits a customer would look for while buying insurance. It is a flexible and affordable life insurance plan which provides flexibility with endowment and whole life options available in a single plan," HDFC Life Senior EVP - Marketing, Product, Digital and Ecommerce - Sanjay Tripathy said in a release issued here.
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IDBI Bank launches eIA facility
* Public sector lender IDBI Bank today said it has launched 'Electronic-Insurance Account' (e-IA) in association with NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML).
E-IA is the portfolio of insurance policies of a policy holder held in electronic form with an insurance repository, IDBI Bank said in a release issued here.

Under this facility, customers can buy and keep insurance policies in electronic form, rather than as a paper document.