Healthcare
Vietnam hospitals free from tedious procurement bidding
Vietnam hospitals free from tedious procurement bidding
The government imposed a new regulation that will get rid of bidding and give hospitals more flexibility to access products at reasonable prices.
Fitch weighs in on impact of cost-pressured medicine funding to pharmacies in Australia
The government subsidises select medicines through Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Quota increased for gov’t-funded Chinese medicine services in 18 CMCTRs
The yearly quota will rise by 30% YoY in service capacity.
Study forecasts significant growth in Asia’s homecare market
However, it faces challenges in wider adoption such as lack of awareness.
Singapore’s heart health translational research programme gets $25m grant
It will help with the undetected early heart diseases amongst one in three Singaporeans.
NUHS’ new AI tool can flag high calcium levels in patient’s blood
It detected 1,600 out of 26,00 blood tests as abnormal.
Healthcare ranks among top 10 in client data leaks
India recorded the most data breaches in Asia Pacific.
Winning tech startups to test-bed solutions in SG’s public healthcare
The solutions are keeping patients healthy and preventing chronic diseases.
India shifts to early-stage investments in biologics and genomics
Its exit market remained strong in the first half of 2023.
South Korea revises healthcare data standards for interoperability
It will promote interoperability of data in its healthcare systems.
HA and HKSTP work together for R&D platform
Hospital Authority (HA) shares data for scientific research in Science Park.
Philanthropic group launches new medical research fund in Singapore
The funding will back research into a range of prevalent illnesses in the city-state.
Healthway Medical Corporation Limited shareholders vote to approve voluntary delisting
The healthcare firm showed that 99.47% of shareholders approved the resolution.
India’s TB strategy may drive the creation of user-friendly medical devices
The mycobacterium tuberculosis tests market’s annual CAGR to grow by 4%.
Yingjian Medical Group posts profit of $180.8m in FY 2023
Its revenue went down by 10.7% year-on-year to $1b in fiscal year 2023.
Memory care centres open in three of Metro Manila’s top hospitals
The centres have neurological testing and other tailored innovative treatments.
HOSPITAL TOUR: Makati Medical Center’s OSS relieves ER and surgical room congestion
Its outpatient surgical suite (OSS) offers a short-term stay in the hospital where billing and doctors are available for easier patient flow.