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22-Feb-18 The number of nursing homes in China has more than tripled in the past five years. The country had more than 144,600 nursing institutions as of Sep-17, 226% more than at the end of 2012. [image: EPA]
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02-Feb-18 Healthcare spending in Singapore is expected to grow to USD10 bn in 2018 and will overtake education expenditure in the next 10 years, due to the ageing population, as more hospitals, polyclinics and nursing homes will be needed. [image: Singapore Business Review]
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02-Feb-18 By 2030, 25% of Singaporeans will be 65 or older and according to Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, "With an ageing population, Singapore must transform the way it delivers healthcare by taking a multidisciplinary, person-centric approach." [image: Today]
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18-Jan-18 The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration released an overview of the most in-demand jobs overseas, with healthcare at the top of the list, starting with nurses greatly needed in Ireland and the UK, while Israel is in need of care-givers. [image: Google Maps]
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17-Dec-17 Japan’s low birth rate is often framed as its definitive crisis, as a shrinking population constricts the labor force and exacerbates elderly care costs. But with the shift to AI and automation, a reduced birth rate makes anticipatory sense. [image: The Japan Times / ISTOCK]
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