30-Sep-15 Experts in China are urging more intensive management of hypertension in the nation, where 330 million people are affected by the illness. As in the US, guidelines in China recommend a maximum systolic pressure of 140. But a maximum of 120 could help save lives of over 50s with at least one additional risk factor, a US study has found. [image: China Daily]

29-Sep-15 With International Hospitals Group’s support, Wanda Group will build, equip and commission a new 200 bed international standard hospital in Qingdao over the next three years. IHG will then operate the hospital under a 20 year lease until 2038. [image: PR Newswire]

22-Sep-15 Koe Koe Tech, a healthcare systems provider in Myanmar, created the country's first mHealth app. In a nation of 4 doctors per 10,000 citizens, mobile can overcome state capacity issues by providing healthcare information, advice and feedback in rural and urban areas. “Healthcare is broken in Myanmar and we are going to fix it." explains co-founder Michael Lwin. [image: Michael Lwin]

19-Sep-15 Columbia Asia is one of the more efficient hospitals in terms of cost because of its model and philosophy. The healthcare provider is now looking at building more hospitals in Klang, Johor Baru and Penang. Columbia Asia has 28 hospitals in the region, including 11 in Malaysia, with the rest spread across India, Indonesia, Vietnam and China.
[image: Columbia Asia]

16-Sep-15 Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world, wants to lead the way in developing a simpler halal certification pathway for pharmaceutical and biomedical products. Some observers worry, however, that laws that completely marry the needs of Muslim Sharia Law and traditional drug certification pathways may prove impossible. [image: Halal Certified Medicine]