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China's private hospitals - set for growth

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Changing demographics and lifestyles in China are the reasons behind emerging opportunities for foreign companies to operate hospitals, clinics and care homes in the country. The range of incentives for foreign investors is increasingly wide, but there remain hurdles to be overcome. [image: Asian Hospital & Healthcare Management]

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Philippines healthcare industry set for growth

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13-May-16 With the Philhealth mandate to cover 100% of the population, demand for quality, affordable healthcare is on the rise. The largest private provider, Metro Pacific, counts eleven hospitals with 3,000 beds. A relatively new entrant is the Qualimed Health Network, owned by Mercado Hospital Group and Ayala Land. Qualimed has seven facilities with four more scheduled to open in 2016. [image: Inquirer]

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Myanmar parliament calls for halt to Parkway hospital project

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12-May-16 Parkway's new hospital was to provide a 250-bed private facility in downtown Yangon. The previous government had approved the project, saying it would improve healthcare standards, but that decision has been reversed by the Lower House. Some parliamentarians, medical practitioners and citizens argued that as it is on government-owned public land, the hospital should be a public facility. [image: Myanmar Insider]

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Healthcare startups go to China, India & Singapore to flourish

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08-May-16 Venture funding in healthcare globally reached a record USD4.5 bn in 302 deals in 2015, a four fold increase since 2011. A new generation of healthcare startups, focussing on the consumer market, has been gaining rapid ground. China, India and Singapore have become hotbeds for healthtech start-ups, most about doctor and clinic discovery. [image: Deal Street Asia]

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Hanoi begins construction of medical high-tech center

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05-May-16 Work has started on the construction of a medical high-tech center that specializes in endoscopic surgery and digestion treatment at the Saint Paul General Hospital in Hanoi. “The center will be built following European standards and will become the country’s leading endoscopic surgery facility that satisfies the increasing demand for examination and treatment of people in Hanoi,” Nguyen Khac Hien, the city’s health department director, said. [image: VNS]

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