02-Oct-15 Portea Medical, India’s largest medicalised homecare group has just expanded to Malaysia and is actively looking at other South East Asian markets, linking up to hospitals, labs and potentially insurers. “We do provide medical services in retirement communities, but we... want to remain focused on homecare, post-operative care and chronic disease management,” said CEO Meena Ganesh. [image: TechCrunch].

28-May-15 Malaysia's KPJ Healthcare is eyeing potential growth in the senior living care business and looking into the right model to serve demand in the local market. Managing Director Datuk Amiruddin Abdul Satar said the company is assessing the potential market. He said the contribution from the segment is small, but the right concept would make the market more receptive. [image: Kinibiz]

12-May-15 Elderly people can now be monitored by a new system that detects everyday sounds without violating their privacy. Developed by Fujitsu, the system uses microphones connected to a data centre which alerts family members or a security firm if an abnormality is detected. Fujitsu said it only sends wavelengths, ensuring that conversations cannot be heard by third parties. [image: The Asahi Shimbun]

16-Apr-15 Until a few years ago, home healthcare services did not exist in India. But organised players such as Portea Medical, Health Care at Home India (HCHI), India Home Health Care (IHHC) and Medwell Ventures now have pan-India ambitions and the necessary funding and technology to address the market, estimated at USD3 billion and growing rapidly. [image: BW Businessworld]

15-Apr-15 India is planning two national centres for ageing, in New Delhi and Chennai. 12 regional geriatric centres will also be set up in medical colleges across the country. A need was felt for setting up these centres as there is no specialisation in geriatric medicines in the country currently. [image: The Indian Express]