15-Apr-15 Representatives from Myanmar's Ministry of Health have toured the cardiac care department at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, to gain knowledge and solutions as it seeks to build its own emerging healthcare infrastructure. They also plan to visit med tech companies Varian, Medtronic and Hill-Rom, and hospitals Mayo Clinic and The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano. [image: Biz Times]

08-Apr-15 Ho Chi Minh City will build a second Oncology Hospital at a total cost of nearly VND5.9 trillion (USD274 million). The 1,000 bed hospital will be specialised in high quality tumour treatment, applying state-of-the-art medical technology. [image: VNA]

04-Apr-15 Jakarta residents have welcomed warmly the city-wide inauguration of 15 type D hospitals, which can provide more advanced healthcare than they could when their status was community health centers (Puskesmas) at district level. [image: Jakarta Post]

02-Apr-15 More private high-end hospitals have come to Shenzhen as its middle-class keeps expanding. The city is also reported to be encouraging private investment in the public health sector. “The city government has... included the hospital into the national health care insurance network to help patients reduce their costs,” said Liu Jiangning, executive president of C-Mer (Shenzhen) Dennis Law Eye Hospital. [image: Shenzhen Standard]

02-Apr-15 China has completed the constitution of its much-anticipated new regulations for online drug retailing. Once the provisions on deregulation of prescription drugs and loosening of distribution conditions are implemented, a 'golden age' for medical e-commerce companies is expected to begin. The medical e-commerce sector has been valued at RMB7 bn (USD1.1 bn) in 2014. [image: Xinhua Finance]