On July 16, AIA launched its Personal Medical Case Management Service (Song Hanh Y Te) in Vietnam along with global healthcare services provider Medix Group to support customers suffering from cancer and other illnesses. When diagnosed with a serious or complex...
The development of COVID-19 has put the issue of medical waste in Indonesia in the spotlight. According to the Indonesian Environmental Scientists Association (IESA), there has been a surge of 70% of medical waste, ranging from PPE, syringes and intravenous lines,...
Malaysia is constructing the first commercial halal biosimilar production facility to be completed in 2024, which is primarily aimed at creating access to more affordable treatments especially for chronic diseases in the country. Three companies, namely VentureTECH,...
A bill that will develop and expand telemedicine and electronic health (eHealth) in the Philippines has been filed at the House of Representatives. The Philippine E-Health and Telemedicine Development Act of 2020 will enable the delivery and access of medical and...
Singapore-based Docquity, described as South East Asia’s largest professional network of doctors, has partnered with the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI) to address the increase needs of doctors required to combat the COVID-19...
DexCom, a global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people with diabetes has selected Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang state as their third manufacturing site and the first manufacturing site outside of the United States. The San Diego-based...
Metro Pacific Hospitals Holdings, Inc. (MPHHI), the healthcare unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) which is among the nation’s largest conglomerates, is planning to deploy a common digital platform for its member hospitals, some of which already offer...
Two research teams from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed three new nasopharyngeal (NP) swab designs, which will be used in testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The first one, ‘Python’, is produced using 3D-printing technology while ‘IM2’ and...
Frozen Wheels, a US-based distributor of food and personal protective equipment (PPE), announced the opening of an office in Thailand for sourcing powder-free nitrile examination gloves. The company hopes to take control of the supply chain by setting up a local...
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, through its Vietnam subsidiary, signed an agreement with the National Phytopharma Joint-Stock Company No 2 (Phytopharma) allowing the latter to distribute AstraZeneca pharmaceutical products in Vietnam. This is expected to provide...
Indonesia’s major pharmaceutical companies are working with foreign partners to produce COVID-19 vaccines. To support the development of early stage of vaccine development, the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology had allocated USD 500,000 in funding. The...
Malaysian companies continue to boost their productivity to produce medical supplies, following the rapid surge of demand from domestic and global communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the medical supplies with growing demand include air ventilators, nasal...
