18-Aug-17 Alibaba is to launch the country’s first application of Blockchain technology in the medical sector. "It is cost effective and safe. With Blockchain, health centers and district hospitals are interconnected," said Zhang Zhihong, director at Zhenglu Town Health Center. [image: The Cointelegraph]

14-Aug-17 A healthcare-focused partnership between City University London and the Indian Institute of Technology is looking to secure health devices using blockchain technology and will use "blockchain architecture... to provide greater security for the healthare devices,” said Professor Muttukrishnan Rajarajan. [image: Internet Of Business]

10-Aug-17 By 2050 China will have 371 mn people over age 65 and they are looking to tech to ease the burden of aging. Solutions being looked into include everything from a cure for Alzheimer’s disease to remote monitoring. [image: Shutterstock]

09-Aug-17 New Horizon Health, a Chinese precision health start-up focused on developing early-stage cancer screening technologies, has raised USD20 mn in a funding round from companies such as Qiming Venture, Legend Capital, SoftBank China and others. [image: China Money Network]

09-Aug-17 An app called NOURISH, developed by USAID and the Cambodia's Government is allowing women and children greater access to health and nutrition through the use of incentives. The app marries philanthropy with government targets for better health outcomes. [image: USAID / reliefweb]