Healthcare
AI, telehealth key to improve diagnosis for APAC radiologists: Royal Philips
80% of radiologists in Singapore, Australia, and South Korea believe that introduction of AI will lead to a more confident diagnosis.
AI, telehealth key to improve diagnosis for APAC radiologists: Royal Philips
80% of radiologists in Singapore, Australia, and South Korea believe that introduction of AI will lead to a more confident diagnosis.
Medical device market in India expected to grow on the back of reforms, infrastructure: Fitch
Fitch said diagnostic imaging and patient aids will grow at a 2020-2025 CAGR of 10.7% and 11.2% in USD terms.
Scivita Medical bags CNÂĄ400m in Series B funding round
Scivita Medical is a Hong Kong-based maker of endoscopy products.
Disease awareness boosts Japan’s KRAS oncogene test market
Nucleic acid amplification tests dominate the market.
Mastercard and AIF launches first mobile hospital in Jalna, India
The new facility includes triage and treatment centres.
7 ways to boost Indonesia’s healthcare supply chain
The country’s healthcare system suffered from information gaps and a lack of transparency.
Indonesia hikes healthcare spending by 8% to $12.84b
The country’s healthcare system remained unprepared to deal with the virus surge.
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.
New technologies boost South Korea’s pacemaker market
The launch of dual chamber leadless pacemakers can especially promote market growth.
Healthcare smart cards to grow fastest in APAC
The region held the second-largest revenue share for the market in 2020.
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%.
APAC set to be most lucrative market for hospital furniture
The growing presence of the private healthcare sector is promoting growth.
APAC to witness fastest growth in remote medical robots
Supportive government initiatives are expected to propel market growth.
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.
Over 12 million e-prescriptions issued in Australia
Over 22,000 healthcare providers are now issuing e-prescriptions.