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.