US-based Veradigm Inc., has invested in Holmusk, a global behavioral health real-world evidence and data analytics company, headquartered in Singapore. Holmusk plans to leverage the investment to continue the rapid expansion of its flagship offering, the NeuroBlu...
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), a Malaysian government agency responsible for promoting healthcare travel industry has partnered with Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) a global health non-profit organization to strengthen the...
The Department of Health (DOH) plans to establish more than 100 specialty centers this year as part of its efforts to capacitate rural facilities and make medical services accessible outside town centers. The project, which is under the Philippine Health Facility...
Merck and Indonesia’s state-owned pharmaceutical holding company PT Bio Farma have entered a licensing agreement for the state-owned drug manufacturer to produce the MSD four-valent HPV vaccine locally. The pact is part of the country’s efforts to launch a national...
It was jointly announced by Cleveland Clinic and Vinmec Health System that Vinmec Times City International Hospital has joined the network of Cleveland Clinic Connected. Cleveland Clinic developed Cleveland Clinic Connected in response to the rising demand for...
Thai startup HD is making the headlines for applying the sharing economy model in Southeast Asia’s healthcare sector. The startup offers a platform that helps three parties meet: surgeons with private practice, patients looking to have their surgeries done more...
The Davao City government in partnership with University of the Philippines (UP) is building the Davao City Public Hospital (DCPH) which is targeted to operate in three years and will have around 100 beds. The hospital, which has secured a total budget of PHP 1.75...
British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the opening of a new SGD 44 million (USD 33 million) high potency facility (HPF) in its strategic New Product Introduction site in Jurong, Singapore. The HPF will be...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Heath has implemented a project to enhance the professional capacity of grassroots healthcare organizations and disseminate the expertise of doctors from central-level hospitals to citizens and health workers nationwide. Patients and healthcare...
Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd (IJN) plans to expand its reach by setting up cardiac centers outside Kuala Lumpur to improve healthcare access. IJN, which is also known as The National Heart Institute, will also be expanding its existing medical facility in Jalan Tun...
Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death in Indonesia. However, health facilities specializing in heart disease in Indonesia are primarily concentrated in major cities. To address this issue, the Indonesian Ministry of Health and the state-owned...
The Thai unit of Japanese electronics firm NEC Corporation has recently conducted a proof of concept (POC) trial of a digital system for elderly care in the Southeast Asian country. The POC features a range of technological solutions designed to improve elderly care...
