Healthcare
PwC calls for public-private partnership for Singapore healthtech startups
PwC calls for public-private partnership for Singapore healthtech startups
Startups must be given access to clinical trials and early clinical input, it said.
Hong Kong Hospital Authority launches centralised HA Go app
Its new features include a specialist outpatient clinic booking service.
India's API imports fell 4.9% YoY in 7M FY 2020
This followed two years of increasing import dependency for API.
Ping An Good Doctor adds Thailand's BDMS to its overseas network
The company launched a video consultation service that connects users to Thai MDs.
India greenlights 50% price hike for 21 drug formulations
Many drug manufacturers were on the brink of product discontinuation due to rising operating costs.
Challenges plague Asia's health tech assessment programmes
Solutions focus on improving HTAs’ integration to current drug pricing schemes.
OUE Lippo Healthcare, CMSK to co-develop Prince Bay hospital in China
It entered a share subscription agreement for $17.9m.
70 out of 119 new drugs in China get price cut of 60.7%
27 contract renewal drugs received a 26.5% average price cut.
Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Does a one-size-fit-all model work?
As the second-most commonly reported Healthcare Acquired Infection (HAI), surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant cause of negative outcomes...
Cyber breach in Singapore healthcare firms jumped 60% in January-September
Cyberattacks by trojans and hijackers surged by over 80%.
Tencent's Medipedia draws tech-challenged seniors via rich storytelling
Medical content can be viewed in the form of articles, animation, and videos.
Chinese court dismisses Weixin claim against OUE Lippo
The Wuxi Xinwu District Court held that a 2015 land transfer between Wuxi Yilin and Wuxi New District Phoenix Hospital was legal.
IHH Healthcare ties up with Singapore's Lucence for blood-based biopsy services
IHH also took part in the genomic medicine firm’s $20m Series A funding.
Investment firm Wellington Management closes $393m biomedical fund
The fund will allot investments into private biotech companies.
SGQR to be rolled out across 27 hospitals
DBS has worked with three healthcare clusters on the payment infrastructure.
Plunge in drug exports extends Singapore's NODX decline in October
Pharma drug exports plunged 36% for the month.
Hurdles persist in Southeast Asia's UHC push despite $160b healthcare spend
Universal healthcare still struggles to take off in Myanmar and the Philippines.
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