Medical equipment provider, the Philippine Medical Depot (PMD) recently established a simulation facility for Medical schools in the Philippines. The simulator, located at the PMD center in Quezon city is now ready to be used by local Medical schools. Major...
One BioMed, a Singapore-based medical diagnostics company, announced on 10 July that it has raised USD 5 million in a Series A round, led by Singapore-based venture capital firm, Biopath Ventures, and US-based ARCH Venture Partners. The investment arm of Enterprise...
Thailand is currently facing its worst dengue outbreak in half a decade. According to of the Thai Department of Disease Control (DDC), in just the first half of this year 40,402 dengue cases had been reported in Thailand, 1.6 times higher than in the same period of...
On 24 July in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the US-based pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) signed an agreement for technical collaboration on the roll-out of (human papillomavirus) HPV vaccination...
The state government of Sabah in Malaysia is planning to set up a Health Tourism Council under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture to promote Medical tourism in the state. The council would formulate policies, regulate and promote the health tourism industry and...
On 3 June, the Philippine House of Representatives approved House Bill 9202 which seeks to establish the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital with at least tertiary level of care. The bill adopts an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development of...
Singapore’s Ministry of Health recently opened the Ng Teng Fong Center for Healthcare Innovation at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). The Ng Teng Fong Center is one of the 9 new developments under HealthCity Novena Master Plan 2020 developed by the Ministry of...
Thai authorities are in the process of preparing guidelines for new rules requiring foreigners aged 50 and above living in Thailand to buy health insurance from July onwards. The new regulations will require expats on a long-stay visa to have an insurance plan that...
The Medical Services Administration (MSA) under the health ministry of Vietnam and the French pharmaceutical company Servier Vietnam signed an agreement on 18 June to initiate a 2 year project for improving blood pressure monitoring and diabetes control. Diabetes is a...
On 17 May, BPJS Kesehatan and the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) signed a data sharing agreement aiming to encourage companies and their employees to take part in the JKN-KIS program, as required by the law. Under the agreement BJPS Kesehatan will share data about...
Acknowledging the exponential growth of global wellness tourism, the Bali administration is currently aiming to expand the island’s health tourism with supportive regulation. At the moment, there are above 3,000 traditional wellness centers which include herbal...
KPJ Healthcare, leading healthcare group in Malaysia announced MYR 200 million (USD 47.95 million) expansion plans, including a new hospital tower for KPJ Tawakkal Specialist Hospital (KPJ TSH) and the recruitment of Medical consultants. The tower will have 17 floors...
