17-May-16 Maternal and child health outcomes achieved in Afghanistan have been fairly positive in a little over a decade. Unless we find ways to build health systems in fragile and failed states, it will be harder to progress on global goals such as the reduction of maternal and child mortality, and to protect the world from new infectious disease outbreaks. [image: GlobalGiving]

12-May-16 More than 50% of asthma patients have poor control of their disease, according to the Society of Asthma and Allergy and Clinical Immunology in HCMC. It said many patients had not received proper treatment. A number of local medical establishments do not have a spirometry machine, and some do not have technicians skilled in using it. [image: vnexpress.net]

01-May-16 Changing demographics and lifestyles in China are the reasons behind emerging opportunities for foreign companies to operate hospitals, clinics and care homes in the country. And the need is now widening to include primary care, rehabilitation and elder care. The range of incentives for foreign investors is increasingly wide. But there remain hurdles to be overcome. [image: Global Growth Markets]

30-Apr-16 Ho Chi Minh City has more diabetics than anywhere else in Vietnam, and many of these patients are undiagnosed, preventing them seeking treatment before complications arise. Market data from mClinica shows the top five hospitals accounted for 30% of prescriptions in 2015, but in 1Q16 that dropped to only 19%, possibly indicating a shift to the private sector as reimbursement widens. [image: mClinica]

27-Apr-16 Obesity has rapidly increased in young rural Chinese, a study has warned, because of socioeconomic changes. Researchers found 17% of boys and 9% of girls under 19 were obese in 2014, up from 1% in 1985. The study said China's rapid socioeconomic and nutritional transition had led to an increase in energy intake and a decrease in physical activity. [image: AFP / Getty Images]