02-Feb-15 A group of Indian healthcare operators, including Manipal Hospitals, Narayana Health and Pfizer, have got together with an investor to provide up to USD1.6 million in grants and investments to early-stage startups that seek to enhance access to affordable technology-driven healthcare products and services for the low-income population in India. [image: The Times of India]

30-Jan-15 China's mobile healthcare market is expected to see fast growth and hit 12.5 billion yuan (USD2 billion) by 2017, according to the China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Association. There are already more than 2,000 mobile healthcare applications in China and 527 million mobile Internet users. [image: mHealthWatch]

26-Jan-15 Philips showcased its Connected Health solutions at the recent Arab Health 2015 event, bringing its clinical expertise, technology and services, data, new business models and its consumer understanding into the mix. “We have an amazing opportunity… to improve the lives of people in the Middle East,” said Roy Jakobs, Chief Executive Officer, Philips Middle East & Turkey. [image: Philips]

25-Jan-15 From working on electronic medical records, hospital information systems to developing essential healthcare apps in-house, the Dubai Healthcare Authority (DHA) has been moving in the direction of ‘smart total solutions’. DHA expects these to revolutionise admin, patient management and patient education. “We are very focussed on educating [patients] through the use of smart technology, smart apps, augmented reality brochures, campaigns etc.”, said the DHA’s Director-General. [image: Arabian Gazette]

09-Jan-15 The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) plans to allow online sales of prescription drugs soon. If approved, the policy could seed a market worth more than USD160 billion as sales shift from hospitals to online platforms such as Alibaba and JD.com. [image: Reuters/Stringer]