27-Nov-15 The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAVN) launched online public services 'Level 4' in Nov-15, to help pharmaceutical firms register drug and medicine prices. The system enables companies to submit documents, pay fees, check the progress of document processing, and receive results online, from the beginning of 2016. [image: VNA]

27-Nov-15 Beritasatu Media, part of Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group, is developing a mobile app called 1Health that will allow users to consult with doctors remotely. “1Health is a portal to educate people on health issues but… we want to offer services where people can consult doctors with an appointment or through video conference,” said Irwan Hartanto, COO of 1Health. [image: Beritasatu Media Holdings]

25-Nov-15 Vietnam's Ministry of Health has urged all hospitals to boost their application of IT to improve medical examinations, treatment and management. MoH IT Dept Deputy Director Pham Xuan Viet said that information technology had become one of the standards in which to evaluate hospitals. [image: Viet Nam News]

24-Nov-15 The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is offering a new Bachelor of Health Science degree, including Australia's first major in digital health and analytics. The degree combines an understanding of the humanistic side of healthcare with science through the use of data and technology, and will be tailored to real life with a professional placement in the third year. [image: Pulse + IT]

18-Nov-15 UK healthcare providers and elderly care companies are seeking business opportunities in China to tap the rising demand for elderly care. Tunstall Healthcare, a UK health technology firm, is opening a showroom in Shanghai to showcase its health monitoring capabilities. The UK's IHG is building a hospital in South China for China Railway Engineering Corp, while Annie Barr, Glasgow Caledonian University and Kings College London are training Chinese health professionals in five cities as China aims to train 150,000 doctors and 2 million nurses by 2020. [image: Venture Capital Post]