Healthcare

Australia banks on healthcare innovation to push economic growth
30 Nov 17
Mining sector-driven growth is "drawing to a close".
Healthcare Asia Awards 2018 now open for nominations
30 Nov 17
Firms can submit their entries until March 31, 2018.
Beyond Ventures, Alibaba inject $312.31m in genetics firm
17 Nov 17
Prenetics is raising money to use on digital health infrastructure.
How unmet healthcare needs in Asia Pacific must be addressed
8 Nov 17
Medical technology experts gather for Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2017.
Thailand's hospitals stuck in tech-cost deadlock
8 Nov 17
Patients expect innovation from their hospitals at little to no cost.
22% of Singaporeans have not had a health check in the last 12 months
3 Nov 17
Most rely on self-medication when ill.
Raffles Medical Group could lose $14m in 2018
3 Nov 17
It will incur startup losses from its new hospitals in China.
Medical technology experts to tackle impact of innovation in shaping patient outcomes
20 Oct 17
Find out what else is in store at the Asia Pacific Medtech Forum.
Singapore's ageing population to comprise 1 in 4 of total citizens
6 Oct 17
By 2030, the number of citizens aged 65 and up will double to 900,000.
Hong Kong mulls over measures to meet surging healthcare demand
6 Oct 17
Demand for public hospital services will be on peak.
China's health insurance sector reform to mitigate inequalities in coverage
27 Sep 17
Number of doctors per 1,000 heads have been raised to 1.88.
Here's what you missed out on Hospital Management Asia 2017
15 Sep 17
1,069 attendees flocked to the event.
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology gets cyclotron complex with radiochemical lab
11 Sep 17
The facility will be located at Ongkharak Nuclear Research Centre in Nakhon Nayok.
Why it's hard for the Philippines to raise compensation for doctors
11 Sep 17
Resident private doctors earn as low as US$358 monthly.
Malaysia's budding elderly care plays catch up with the ageing population
11 Sep 17
Will the country be able to meet the silver population's demands?
Singapore to remain attractive for healthcare IPOs
25 Aug 17
It is home to one of the world’s biggest healthcare groups, IHH.
Cyberattacks vs healthcare CEOs
16 Aug 17
63% of healthcare executives are already tackling data breaches and ethics.
A robot a day keeps the doctor away
16 Aug 17
A trip to hospital for a rehabilitation appointment in Singapore could soon be a thing of the past.
Singapore is turning to artificial intelligence for elderly care
16 Aug 17
Robotics, artificial intelligence, and chatbots are being used by nursing homes and care facilities so families and caregivers can engage remotely...
Bumrungrad Hospital's profits up 12% to US$28.8m
15 Aug 17
Thanks to an influx of returning patients.
Health ministry to inject $5m funding to traditional Chinese medicine sector
2 Aug 17
The additional funds will be released over the next five years.
Thailand struggles to strike a balance between high cost, quality healthcare
2 Aug 17
Thailand may be a healthcare paradise, but what could be the biggest crack in the country’s laudable healthcare system?
Raffles Medical Group to lose market share as IHH gains
1 Aug 17
RMG’s Singapore market remains weak.
Raffles Medical Group's net profit up by 0.7% to $16.2m
31 Jul 17
The group continues to record a healthy patient load.
Find out what transpired at the 2nd Icons of Healthcare Summit
28 Jul 17
Here's what you missed.
Zeroing in on malaria in the Asia Pacific region
26 Jul 17
Expert says malaria statistics for Asia must be given importance.
Real estate firm Rowsley plans buying healthcare assets worth $1.4b
19 Jul 17
Its shares soared 64% upon announcement of the plan.
Healthcare CEOs gears up against cybersecurity threats
19 Jul 17
63% of executives are tackling security breaches in their firms.
Medical manufacturers in, miners out in Australia
5 Jul 17
Australia banks on healthcare innovation to drive economic growth.
Singapore hospitals are losing foreign patients
3 Jul 17
RMF, for one, hit a single-digit drop in non-local patients.
A robot a day keeps the doctor away
3 Jul 17
Patient care will radically change as AI solutions gain more traction.
Medical Fair Thailand 2017 has been sold out
3 Jul 17
It will be its largest edition yet.
China gets green light for $100m loan for elderly care system upgrade
30 Jun 17
The system boost will be for Hebei Province.
Hong Kong is suffering medical manpower dearth
21 Jun 17
Shortage will come in just 10 years' time.
Hong Kong plans to revamp old hospitals
20 Jun 17
This is to cut waiting time for patients.
3 reflections of rising private healthcare demand in Singapore
20 Jun 17
The rising private healthcare spend is one.
Australia's government to invest US$7.42b on national health plan
20 Jun 17
The amount will be shelled out over a span of four years.
Public healthcare fees in Hong Kong to rise for the first time in 14 years
7 Jun 17
The fees and charges for private patients will also be revised.
India's failing public health sector is hurting doctors
1 Jun 17
Doctors are attacked in undermanned overcrowded hospitals.
India's allocation for health to balloon by 20% to US$7b
1 Jun 17
Is it high time for a sustainable financial model?

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May 23
Healthcare Asia Awards 2018
Conrad Centennial Singapore
May 30
2018 Healthcare Asia Forum - Bangkok leg
Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel
Sep 13
Hospital Management Asia 2018
Centara Grand at CentralWorld, Bangkok, Thailand