20-Sep-17 KT Chairman Hwang Chang-kyu urges the use of big data to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, saying "telecommunication companies' assets such as connectivity and big-data have great force that can solve common problems such as infectious diseases." [image: Business Korea]

19-Sep-17 General Electric is keen to invest in Pakistan's health technology sector and considers Pakistan a ‘very important market’. Pakistan's Prime Minister said that Pakistan had been benefitting immensely from the expertise of the company. [image: The News]

19-Sep-17 Fintech and healthcare are the top categories to invest in Indonesia, with 67% of investors interested in fintech and 25% in healthcare. The two categories' investment value might soon outgrow oil and gas investment, says Google. [image: e27]

15-Sep-17 Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has acquired a 10% stake in mattress maker Airweave for USD11 mn. It hopes to use Airweave's customer sleep data to develop products and services bespoke to the health needs of individual customers. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

14-Sep-17 In developing countries mental health services can be de-prioritised. But e-solutions are being introduced such as Taskeen.org in Pakistan, virtually connecting licensed psychologists with mental health patients or India's HealthEminds, offering the services of trained and licensed counselors online. [image: MHIN]