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Macau hopes to digitise patient records in 2016

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24-Apr-15 The Macanese government will look into starting an electronic patient record system in 2016, Carlos Leong Kei Hong, who heads the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Organisation and IT Department, said. The bureau has also been in talks with local hospitals to come up with a unified format for the records. [image: Macau News]

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This $4.5 trillion problem could rattle Indonesia

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20-Apr-15 Ageing and rapid urbanisation mean that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) could cost Indonesia as much as USD4.5 trillion from 2012 to 2030, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned. That's more than five times Indonesia's 2012 GDP. [image: Himawan Listya Nugraha/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]

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Malaysia honoured as best medical travel destination

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19-Apr-15 Malaysia has been honoured as the Medical Travel Destination of the Year at the International Medical Travel Journal Awards in London. The judges selected Malaysia as the top medical travel destination based on its promotion of medical tourism, high patient satisfaction and coordinated activities to bolster the sector. [image: Air Asia]

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New Gleneagles hospital in Malaysia wooing back talent from abroad

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16-Apr-15 Sabah state's contribution to medical tourism will be boosted by the soon-to-open Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital, owned by Parkway Pantai Ltd. Aiming to be the new referral centre in East Malaysia, it also targets patients from ASEAN, Korea and Japan. It is employing local doctors, as well as bringing back doctors from the UK, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. [image: Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu]

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