18-Nov-16 2016 marked another major milestone in China, as health became an explicit national priority under the Healthy China 2030 plan. This is an exceptional recognition of the political power of health. But some formidable new threats have arrived. Population-wide increases in body weight warn of a wave of lifestyle-related diseases including heart disease, diabetes and diet-related cancers. [image: China Topix]

14-Nov-16 IHH Healthcare, the largest Malaysia-based hospital operator by market capitalization, has divested a 29.9% stake in its indirectly held unit PCH Holding to Chinese firm TK Healthcare Investment. IHH's subsidiary, Parkway Group Healthcare will still hold a 70.1% stake in PCH Holding. PCH, formerly known as Parkway China Holding, holds a chain of clinics and hospitals in China. [image: IHH Healthcare]

20-Oct-16 By 2020, over 800,000 Chinese are expected to head overseas for medical and healthcare treatments. While China’s super wealthy favour the US or Europe, China’s middle-class prefer more affordable options in Korea, Singapore or Thailand. Eight booming medical tourism destinations include the US, Japan, Germany, UK, Singapore, Thailand, Korea and India. [image: Juwai]

07-Nov-16 Ping An Insurance is adding a network of clinics in China to its range of services. It has signed 10,000 clinics to its Wanjia Clinics platform since Jul-16 to serve the 110 million users of its Ping An Doctor health portal. China’s network of 200,000 private clinics could more than double to half a million over the next decade. [image: Xiaomei Chen / SMCP]

27-Sep-16 The US Cooperative for International Patient Programs (USCIPP) has partnered with Health Brand Group to promote USA healthcare services in the international markets of China, Hong Kong, and Brazil. The message is of quality of treatment and care, not saving money. The target is 30% overall growth in patients by 2018. [image: IMTJ]