Malaysia
Malaysia's ageing population to drive healthcare demand
Malaysia's ageing population to drive healthcare demand
The country is having high incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases.
UG Healthcare hits record net profit of $13.4m in FY20
The company is set to pay 0.714 cents dividend per ordinary share.
Institut Jantung Negara: Caring beyond your heart
IJN's has carried out 36,381 screenings for its outreach programme, which targets rural areas in Peninsular Malaysia.
Malaysia's medical device market sees new regulations
These will bring Malaysia closer in line with the ASEAN medical device directive.
Sri Kota gains recognition for facilities improvement at Healthcare Asia Awards
The project “Better Facilities, Better Care” encapsulates the centre’s commitment to high-quality healthcare services.
Malaysia's ageing population to boost demand for healthcare services
The government will be urged to expand access to healthcare services.
IHH Healthcare buys Prince Court Medical Centre for $240m
The deal would give IHH a larger share in the medical tourism market in Klang Valley.
IHH Healthcare profits up 28% to $57.42m in Q2
Singapore and Malaysia’s EBITDA earnings grew 28% and 29%, respectively.
Malaysia's medtech sector stages turnaround as investments pick up
Domestic direct investments more than doubled in 2018 to $372m.
Healthcare spending in Malaysia to jump 50-75% for the long term: report
This comes as the government aims to be aligned with the WHO’s recommended healthcare spending of 7% of GDP.
Malaysia's medical device industry may suffer on reluctance to sign the CPTPP free trade agreement
Its 2018 medical device investments of $160.2m paled in compariston to 2017’s $500m.
Malaysia proposes 7.8% larger 2019 budget of US$6.9b for healthcare
It will allocate $8.4m of its healthcare budget to boost Malaysia’s image as a health tourism destination.
Malaysia's UCrest seeks more partners as cloud medical system gains steam
It seeks to establish more government partnerships.
Malaysia to roll out electronic medical record system in fight against counterfeit drugs
Only 20% of hospitals currently have this capability.
Malaysia beefs up health tourism budget in bid to attract more patients
It allocated $4.77m in 2019.
UMSC's CEO Azhar Harun reveals their vision to be the ‘hospital of hospitals'
With a depth of expertise consisting of over 240 super-specialised experts, University Malaya Specialist Centre takes its congregation of wide-ranged specialties to the forefront of healthcare in Malaysia.
New data platform accelerates development of healthcare applications to manage world's most critical information
InterSystems IRIS for Health is the world's first and only data platform engineered specifically for healthcare.
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