A growing number of Malaysian companies reportedly are venturing into medical supplies manufacturing, following the rapid surge in demand from domestic and global communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This occurrence is expected to continue for longer term, with...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Philippines announced that it has submitted a proposal for a creation of virology institute in the Philippines. The institute will be called Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines (VIP). The...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted not only a shortage of ventilators but also an enormous strain on healthcare professionals managing many ventilators at once. Medtech startup ABMis attempting to address this issue through the development of BiWaze ION, describing...
China’s Huawei Technologies and the Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and have revealed plans to provide Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions and 5G technology to Siriraj Public Hospital in the fight against Covid-19. According to the Dean at the...
The Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology has formed a consortium of local research institutions and universities to tackle the rising number of COVID-19 in the country. The parties will collaborate on identifying compounds that can inhibit the spread of the...
In April 2020, the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with several online health services companies for its “Online Appointment” and “Webinar for COVID-19” initiatives. These initiatives aim to lessen the volume of patients at...
In early April 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in the Philippines developed a framework for telemedicine services in a bid to decongest hospitals, minimize risks posed by unnecessary patient traffic and be able to provide...
Doctor Anywhere, a telehealth company founded in Singapore in 2015, recently raised USD 27 million in a series B round to drive its international expansion plans. With this investment, Doctor Anywhere will be scaling its technology infrastructure, building big data...
In early April 2020, insurer AIA Thailand in collaboration with True Digital Group, a subsidiary of leading telecommunications firm, True Corporation and hospital operator Samitivej launched a free telehealth initiative called “Virtual COVID-19 Clinic by AIA | True...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology’s Military Medical Academy has developed a robot called Vibot Version 1a (Vibot-1a) that can reduce the risk of exposure for healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. On 7 April 2020 a team of experts from the...
Guardion Health Sciences, a US-based ocular health sciences company and its recently acquired subsidiary NutriGuard, have been contracted by Malaysia’s Ho Wah Genting Berhad (HWGB) to design, develop and manufacture a proprietary immune support nutraceutical formula...
Omron Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., a Japan-based global automation company, through its representative office in Manila established in 2013, has signed a distribution deal with Metro Drug Inc. (MDI), a distribution company for medicines and healthcare products. Omron aims...
