Further developing its capabilities in India, Covidien PLC has opened a training and education center in India. Quoted in MarketNews Brian D. King, President Emerging Markets said “The Covidien Center of Innovation India in Mumbai offers clinicians training on advanced procedures and techniques using leading equipment and technology.
The top three priorities will be procedures to address vascular disease, metabolic disorders (obesity and Type II diabetes) and cancer. Mark Rooney, Managing Director, India Subcontinent, Covidien, said, “Chronic diseases contribute to over half of Indian deaths. Cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia and many types of cancers are highly prevalent in urban and rural areas. The India center will have the capacity to train more than 5,000 healthcare professionals annually
Covidien has an important and growing presence in India with offices in Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad. The company has more than 400 employees in India with a network of distributors and partner hospitals across the country. In 2012, Covidien opened the Covidien India Engineering Center, in Hyderabad. (Full Disclosure: The company is an Amritt client. This article is derived exclusively from public sources).