12-Jun-16 Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in Singapore is investing heavily in technology, skilled professionals and services as the state-of-the-art healthcare provider aims to maximise patient satisfaction and widen reach in the region, said its top executive. [image: The Daily Star]

08-Jun-16 A new global survey of patients and doctors by Philips shows that emerging economies are poised to adopt new technology, led by UAE and China. Australia comes in 4th and the US 6th. At the bottom of the report is Japan, where strict regulation and a lack of oversight have made the healthcare system less efficient. [image: UIG / Getty Images]

07-Jun-16 Telecom giant Telenor has launched Tonic, an mHealth service that provides basic medical information as well as more sophisticated services. Tonic has launched first in Bangladesh. Tonic is aiming to capitalize on the widespread adoption of mobile devices to enable new levels of access to healthcare among the 120 million estimated phone owners. [image: TechCrunch]

06-Jun-16 Hospitals in China are to benefit from advanced new data analysis that will improve patient care, following an agreement between Telstra Health and the Shanghai Institute of Medical Quality. This will see the rollout of Telstra Health’s Quality Investigator program, which enables users to measure and analyse mortality, readmission and length of stay to help improve clinical quality and safety. [image: Telstra Health]

01-Jun-16 GE Healthcare, UNFPA and the UN Population Fund will launch an online midwifery platform to connect 700 midwives from 30 countries worldwide. Clara Methie, a midwife from Zimbbwe, is part of this initiative – a place where midwives get exposure to information on the latest healthcare solutions and prepare them to advocate on behalf of midwives and their patients.[image: GE Healthcare]