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Dr Batra's to set up 10 new centres across globe

Usha Sharma - Mumbai

Dr Batra's Positive Health Clinic (DBPHCPL) is expanding its presence in domestic as well international markets. For the current financial year company has plans to invest Rs six crore for setting up 10 new centres. All of its centres are expected to become operational by the end of the current fiscal.

Giving details, Dr Mukesh Batra, Chairman and Managing Director, DBPHCPL, said, "For the current financial year, we have planned to set up 10 more centres across globe. Our each centre cost around Rs six lakh. In Muscat, we are setting up two new centres which are almost ready and it will shortly commence operations. In the near future, one more new centre is also coming up in London. And our remaining seven centres will be at Bangalore, Goa, Surat and Indore."

Recently, DBPHCPL has opened the world's first tele-homeopathic clinic at its newly opened 55th multi speciality clinic at Mumbai. With the help of this facility, Dr Batra's can continue to enhance its expertise in homeopathic healthcare to benefit patients across the globe. Tele-homeopathy provides medical consultation and data through an easily accessible telecommunication network through verbal and visual communication. It enables connectivity between the patients, consulting doctors and speciality through interactive video conferencing with critical information or reports of the patients being available online. It will assist doctors in seeking second opinions and also for obtaining advice on unusual, critical and rare cases from speciality doctors.

Speaking on the occasion, Batra, averred, "It has always been our endeavour to provide the best possible treatment to our patients whose trust we have lived up for over 25 years. By introducing tele-homeopathy we ensure patients get the finest medical aid that is both time and cost effective."

"We are also planning to enter into the skin care market. At this moment five- seven of our products are under different stage of completion at our manufacturing unit at Mira Road, on the outskirts of Mumbai. For the initial stage, we will be launching cream, anti-aging and hand wash products," Dr Akshay Batra, CFO, Dr Batra said.

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