27-Feb-17 With an economic potential still largely untapped, the Greater Mekong Region should be front and center in the plans of any pharma, medical device or biotech organization looking to expand in Asia. Among the volatile and unpredictable emerging markets throughout Asia, Vietnam and Myanmar have shown strong growth in their economies and appetite for pharma and medical devices. [image: Life Science Leader]

10-Oct-16 As state spending on health continues to increase - in the 2015-16 fiscal year it increased 7% - demand for private and specialist services are also expected to increase as the middle class grows. With this comes an opportunity for the private sector to work with the public sector, NGOs and the government to improve the situation across the country. [image: Aye Zaw Myo / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND]

29-Jun-16 Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (BDMS) said it is aiming for a 10% rise in revenue as it expands to draw international patients. Thailand's healthcare sector, which normally grows 2-3 times quicker than GDP, is widely expected to benefit from rising demand from neighbouring countries such as Myanmar and Cambodia where healthcare is less developed. [image: BDMS]

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]

23-Mar-16 Foreign investors have turned their attention to multi-million-dollar projects in Myanmar’s healthcare industry after being shut out for years. Rising incomes, a budding middle class and opportunities in a market that currently relies on overseas medical care are enticing foreign companies to the country. Entrants include Malaysia's Parkway, Thonburi and Bumrungrad from Thailand, and Indonesia's Lippo Group. [image: Zarni Phyo / The Myanmar Times]