18-May-15 Hong Kong's government is supporting a variety of capital works projects to help meet long-term healthcare needs. Capital expenditure for the projects under construction is estimated at over HKD80 billion, contributing to an increase of up to 2,800 beds. [image: News Gov HK]

18-May-15 Latin America is home to over 16,000 hospitals. Brazil has over 40% of the region’s establishments and has more institutions than the US. Meanwhile, Mexico is the world’s 7th largest hospital market with over 3,900 hospitals, 60% of which are private. [Image: Global Health Intelligence]

16-May-15 Ramsay Health Care will enter the Western China market through its partnership company Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care, which has signed a JV with hospital operator Chengdu Jinxin Healthcare Investment Management Group Ltd. The JV's five hospitals with about 2,300 beds will focus on women’s health, mental health and TCM. [image: Ramsay Sime Darby]

15-May-15 Australia is seeking closer business ties with China in areas such as medical devices, aged care, health information technology, clinical trials, hospital management, pharmaceuticals and health foods. But Australian companies will need to prepare themselves for strong competition as the Chinese government pushes hospitals to use more domestically made medical devices. [image: The Conversation_Lukas Coch / AAP]

14-May-15 India's Wockhardt Hospitals, part of the Habil Khorakiwala-promoted Wockhardt Group, has chalked out an expansion plan, looking at adding two hospitals every year, particularly in tier-I and tier-II cities. In 2014, the firm opened a 350-bed hospital in south Mumbai, its first in four years. [image: Mint]