29-Oct-15 China's healthcare products exports have increased by 18% a year since 2008, reaching nearly USD13 bn in 2014. Medical device exporters - including Microport, Mindray, Kanghui, Wego and Andon - are not only targeting Western countries but emerging markets as well. Chinese brands are perceived as competitive on price and quality, but viewed less favorably on value and reliability. [image: Reuters]

29-Oct-15 In India, Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Philips Healthcare have together launched Karnataka's first set of 'Chest Pain Clinics' in Manipal. These clinics will enable small hospitals and nursing homes in and around Manipal to provide timely and quality emergency cardiac care and hence save more lives. [image: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani]

29-Oct-15 Malaysian healthcare provider IHH Healthcare Bhd is going to open its RM400 mn (USD93 mn) Gleneagles Medini Hospital in Nusajaya, Johor. The 300-bed tertiary hospital is IHH's 14th hospital in Malaysia, following the opening of Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu in May by Parkway Pantai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare. [image: The Star]

28-Oct-15 A month after launching in Indonesia, Practo, a healthcare platform headquartered in India, has entered the Malaysian market, with products available for both doctors and patients to use. Doctors across more than 350 clinics and 500 doctors listed in Kuala Lumpur are listed on the platform. [image: Notey]

27-Oct-15 MMK757 bn (USD592 mn) has been allocated for health spending in Myanmar this fiscal year, a 7% increase. The funds will be earmarked for the purchase of advanced medical equipment, and free medical treatment for government employees. The government has also committed to training 5,600 clinicians and 1,300 nurses to help to bridge the shortage of medical professionals. [image: Myanmar Business Today]