APAC

Underfunding hampers cancer care in Asia: health economist

Survival rates are lower in middle-income Asian nations despite lower cancer incidence.

Underfunding hampers cancer care in Asia: health economist

Survival rates are lower in middle-income Asian nations despite lower cancer incidence.

New pastures to reward healthcare investors in APAC: report

Some private equity investors have been diversifying to Southeast Asia, India, and Japan.

Healthcare properties beat data centres as most popular alternative asset

In the region, transactions related to healthcare remain low.

Let it snow: HCA goes on a holiday break

Healthcare Asia will return on 9 January 2023.

Mölnlycke’s step towards a strategic sustainability roadmap

The company built a new surgical glove plant that utilises Veolia’s wastewater treatment technology.

Data privacy amongst obstacles for using telehealth on HIV treatment in APAC

Almost half of people living with HIV are concerned about cybersecurity.

Analytics and Data-Driven Healthcare to Be Fuelled by FHIR Interoperability Boost: InterSystems ANZ Study

Survey of 180 ANZ healthcare executives reveals a sixfold expected increase in FHIR adoption that would increase the limited data currently available for health analytics.

Tech startups mend low-income nations’ healthcare cost pressures

Healthcare providers can use software and smartphones to reduce high costs for diagnosis.

Malaysian medical centre, university launch HIFU tech training for 25 int'l clinicians

The clinicians that were being trained are exposed to the needed tech.

User-friendly Collaboration Tools Automate Tasks, Reduce Burnout amongst Healthcare Workers

Google WorkSpace No-Code Tech allows staff to automate manual processes without coding skills.

Why Asian healthcare providers should focus on digital training for the workforce

A digital healthcare expert cited Singapore’s e-training for health workers as the best example.

What’s lagging in viral hepatitis prevention amongst pregnant women in Asia Pacific?

Lack of screening and medication hound elimination of disease amongst pregnant women.

Google Workspace shares the reinvention of healthcare frontline workers experience

Healthcare Asia is organising an executive deep dive session to understand how Healthcare institutions can empower frontline healthcare workers with flexible, simple, and secure collaboration and communication tools to provide the best care possible.

Post-pandemic opportunities present for healthcare amidst demand, changing needs

The second day of the Healthcare Asia Summit 2022 discussed trends in the industry and how healthcare organisations can take advantage of them in improving their services.

Using offline and online channels to counter misperceptions of hepatitis B – a ‘silent disease’ – in Singapore

Gilead Sciences’ US$1m grant will help NFDD and other community-based organisations across Asia battle public apathy towards liver disease.