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Medical device FDIs to extend slump in 2020

India’s foreign investments into the sector crashed 60% in 2017 and 2018 down to $67m.

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Medical device FDIs to extend slump in 2020

India’s foreign investments into the sector crashed 60% in 2017 and 2018 down to $67m.

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Bumrungrad International Hospital shocks the market with $15 telemedicine consultations

New and existing patients can use Bumrungrad Anywhere to access over 200 doctors at the touch of an app.

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Is Thailand, the poster child for universal healthcare, ready for telemedicine?

Bangkok’s heavy traffic is one of the factors heaping pressure on healthcare providers to implement on-demand digital care.

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China's retail pharmacies could bow out to GPO drug prices

The State Medical Insurance Administration is set to roll out its new NRDL and price negotiation list in June.

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Singapore's medical tourism ambitions falter as Malaysia steps up

Malaysia offers more competitive surgery costs with a heart bypass costing just US$14,000 compared to US$23,000 in Singapore.

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Australia's budget hits record-high of A$15.3b amidst elderly care demand

The government aims to have more seniors receive elderly care at their homes.

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Taiwan's medical device manufacturers squeeze big data analytics into portable machines

Predictive and personalised patient monitoring systems can cut down mortality rates by close to 25%.

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Can the newly signed Universal Healthcare Bill save Philippines' dying ‘mom and pop' hospitals?

This will have repercussions with the private hospitals depending on early release of reimbursement claims or number of denials of payments.

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Hong Kong's healthcare spending may double to $315b by 2033

Hospital-based care accounted for total health expenditure of $9.57b in 2018.

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Patients at risk as APAC healthcare providers face cyber-attacks

Firms lose over $23.3m to cybercriminals.

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Universal healthcare fails India's poorest patients: report

Struggling families face bankruptcy to cover costs.

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Asia to host to several healthcare megadeals in 2019

This includes pharmaceutical firm Takeda’s $58b acquisition of Ireland’s drug company Shire.

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Asia to host to several healthcare megadeals in 2019

This includes pharmaceutical firm Takeda’s $58b acquisition of Ireland’s drug company Shire.

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Singapore's staggering healthcare costs may be pushing medical tourists away

Malaysia and Thailand offer more cost-competitive alternatives.

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Public and private sector collaboration key in providing universal health care across APAC

Many private-public partnerships are still not designed to help the masses, only niche segments.

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Japan banks on big data solutions to keep healthcare costs in check

It eyes to employ AI and robots at long-term care facilities to help caregivers.

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APAC healthcare benefit expenses may climb 7.8% in 2019: study

Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines could witness over 10% increases.

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