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Asian healthtech deals hit $2.5b
$595m went to firms geared towards health management solutions.
Migrant workers gain access to universal healthcare in Thailand
An estimated 1.5 million undocumented migrants registered with the Ministry of Public Health in 2018.
New York-listed New Frontier to buy China's United Family Healthcare for $1.44b
UFH is expected to be given the exclusive right to manage New Frontier Group’s 64,000 sqm flagship Shenzhen city center hospital.
APAC's medical device markets to be further hit by tighter regulations and pricing controls
Medical device approvals in China plunged 38% in 2018 to 5,528 successful registrations.
Medical device FDIs to extend slump in 2020
India’s foreign investments into the sector crashed 60% in 2017 and 2018 down to $67m.
Bumrungrad International Hospital shocks the market with $15 telemedicine consultations
New and existing patients can use Bumrungrad Anywhere to access over 200 doctors at the touch of an app.
Is Thailand, the poster child for universal healthcare, ready for telemedicine?
Bangkok’s heavy traffic is one of the factors heaping pressure on healthcare providers to implement on-demand digital care.
China's retail pharmacies could bow out to GPO drug prices
The State Medical Insurance Administration is set to roll out its new NRDL and price negotiation list in June.
Singapore's medical tourism ambitions falter as Malaysia steps up
Malaysia offers more competitive surgery costs with a heart bypass costing just US$14,000 compared to US$23,000 in Singapore.
Australia's budget hits record-high of A$15.3b amidst elderly care demand
The government aims to have more seniors receive elderly care at their homes.
Taiwan's medical device manufacturers squeeze big data analytics into portable machines
Predictive and personalised patient monitoring systems can cut down mortality rates by close to 25%.
Can the newly signed Universal Healthcare Bill save Philippines' dying ‘mom and pop' hospitals?
This will have repercussions with the private hospitals depending on early release of reimbursement claims or number of denials of payments.
Hong Kong's healthcare spending may double to $315b by 2033
Hospital-based care accounted for total health expenditure of $9.57b in 2018.
Patients at risk as APAC healthcare providers face cyber-attacks
Firms lose over $23.3m to cybercriminals.
Universal healthcare fails India's poorest patients: report
Struggling families face bankruptcy to cover costs.
Asia to host to several healthcare megadeals in 2019
This includes pharmaceutical firm Takeda’s $58b acquisition of Ireland’s drug company Shire.
Asia to host to several healthcare megadeals in 2019
This includes pharmaceutical firm Takeda’s $58b acquisition of Ireland’s drug company Shire.
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