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Thailand's rising pharmaceutical price pressures hamper multinational drugmakers' opportunities
Thailand's rising pharmaceutical price pressures hamper multinational drugmakers' opportunities
The country’s procurement regime continues to favour local pharmaceutical firms.
Chinese efforts to reduce drug prices may trigger competitive market share shake-up
Firms that rely on low-quality drugs could drop out of the industry.
India's pharmaceutical market could hit $32.2b by 2023
Patient demand and chronic therapies continue to be growth drivers for the sector.
Singapore healthcare professionals to enjoy 5-10% pay hikes
Those in the diagnostics and devices sectors can enjoy the highest wage increase.
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.
OUE Lippo Healthcare to expand network to Myanmar with $19.5m acquisition
It bought stakes in two joint venture companies with three hospitals, one medical centre and two clinics.
Medicine consumption in Australia to grow to AU$15.8b by 2022: Fitch
The country will remain one of the most attractive markets globally.
Australian health group Healius rejects $1.43b takeover proposal by Jangho Hong Kong
The Jangho Group holds 15.93% of the issued share capital of Healius.
Tax reliefs for insurance policies and new mothers may benefit Singapore's economy
Deductions could be subject to a cap which could be scaled according to age.
Parkway Pantai and UCARE.AI unveils AI-powered predictive hospital bill estimation system
It provides an 82% accuracy rate in estimating hospital bills.
Healthcare boosted Singapore's capital markets in 2018
Four healthcare firms made their trading debut on SGX’s Catalist board.
OUE Lippo Healthcare to manage three Chinese medical facilities
It will expand its healthcare network into Shanghai, Chongqing and Nanjing.
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7 in 10 Singapore women worry about affordable healthcare after retirement
2 in 5 of them are either not checking how much they've put in for retirement or have no contributions at all.
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.
OUE Lippo Healthcare inks deal to develop high-end international hospital in Shenzhen
The hospital will have more than 200 beds serving the local community.
China's push for bulk medicine purchases a big no-no for pharmaceutical firms
Chinese drug stocks fell due to investor concerns on the average -52% drop in generic drug prices.
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