News
India ranks third in global pharma manufacturing
India ranks third in global pharma manufacturing
The majority of the country’s pharma manufacturing produces generic drugs.
Philippines mulls drug price cuts for foreign pharma
This is expected to affect local pharma growth in the short term.
Elderly Australians least comfortable with telemedicine
Nonetheless, more than half of the age group found its use to be comfortable.
SG's Raffles Medical Group revenue surges to $343.8m in H1
The group’s profits after tax ballooned by as much as 138.4%.
E-health platform Eucalyptus raises $22.2m in Series B round
Funds will be used to build out its behavioural health and chronic care modules.
Drug approvals boost Japanese migraine treatment online
Some players have been highly active in digital channels of various countries.
ASX-listed HealthCo buys eight oncology clinics for $81m
It has also formed a JV with Acurio to develop a private hospital in NSW.
China-based Zhongchao to launch internet hospital
With this, the company now offers an all-in-one patient management service.
India’s InnerHour launches free psychotherapy for healthcare workers
The therapy can be done in eight different languages.
Bangladesh’s healthcare sector braces for ageing population
The country is expected to have one in five of its population to be elderly by 2050.
Singapore’s GIC buys 16% stake in Sunway Healthcare for $180.9m
Sunway is planning to ramp up its hospital capacity to about 3,000 beds.
Ping An to build emergency management system
The system will help city managers to track epidemic conditions, real-time.
Australia invests $9.71m in healthcare research projects
It is funded through the 2020 Primary Healthcare Research Data Infrastructure grants.
Sri Lanka opens largest nephrology hospital in South Asia
The hospital features 200 general inpatient beds and 100 hemodialysis beds.
China’s He Health rolls out online consultation services
The platform expanded its services after obtaining an internet hospital license.
China sets healthcare reform tasks for 2021
Emphasis will be placed on disease prevention in the country.
Bangladesh allocates $3.8b in health spending
It only marks a slight uptick relative to the country’s total budget.
Commentary
Public health at scale: Lessons from implementing AI across government health programmes