16-Mar-17 Green Cross of Korea has signed a contract with TECO Diagnostics to supply USD12.3 mn worth of blood glucose monitors. The volume to be supplied is equivalent to 25% of the whole blood glucose meter market in Algeria. [image: Green Cross Medical Science]

05-Mar-17 With India becoming a popular destination for medical tourism, Mengaluru is joining the trend. Efficiency, low costs and state-of-the-art hospitals are making the city a sought after destination. KMC Hospital has seen a sharp increase in international patients. Over the past 10 months, KMC catered to >100 international patients from the Middle East, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, UK and US. [image: The Times Of India]

20-Feb-17 CDC Group, the development finance institution owned by the UK government, and Manipal Education & Medical Group have tied up to launch a INR500 crore (USD75 mn) corpus to invest in healthcare services beyond conventional hospital services. This partnership will invest in innovative opportunities in India, Africa and South Asia. The platform will target services like diagnostics and home-care services. [image: CDC Group]

31-Jan-17 Columbia Asia has been providing tele-radiology services since 2010, for remote areas in India, Indonesia, France, Saudi, Bahrain, Kenya and Uganda. The group has tied up with PDMD-Cameroon for provision of tele-radiology, tele-consult and tele-education. In March 2017, PDMD will start a polyclinic with diagnostic facilities in Douala, equipped with MRI, CT, mammography, X-ray, USG and laboratory facilities. [image: Columbia Asia]

07-Dec-16 Despite weak infrastructure and poor funding, Nigeria has adequate human resources to reverse brain drain and make the country a medical tourism hub, concluded the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Nigerian-American Medical Foundation International on 6-Dec-16. With falling oil prices and dwindling budgets, it is hoped that making Nigeria the hub of medical tourism would help diversify the economy. [image: The Guardian]