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15-Nov-17 Fortis Healthcare board has approved the proposed acquisition of Singapore based RHT Health Trust for INR4,650 crore (USD720 mn), as part of an effort to consolidate the Indian asset portfolio of clinical establishments and two hospitals into Fortis. [image: ET Healthworld]
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11-Nov-17 Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group will bring China under its network of hospitals. The group, anchored by real estate operations, has grown into the largest hospital operator in Indonesia and plans to manage 100 facilities in Chinese cities. [image: Asia Nikkei Review]
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30-Oct-17 Columbia Asia has expanded its footprint in India by commissioning its twelfth facility in Bengaluru. This will be Columbia Asia's biggest hospital in the country, with 206 beds. [image: Live Chennai]
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27-Oct-17 Malaysia proposed plans to increase healthcare spending to RM27 bn (USD6.4 bn) in 2018. One priority will be new hospitals and wards, such as new women and children wards in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan and Putrajaya Hospital. [image: Yusof Mat Isa]
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27-Oct-17 Malaysia has announced that RM30 mn (USD7 mn) will be allocated to boost the nation’s healthcare travel industry. "The allocation will further spur the growth of medical tourism industry in the country," CEO of the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council said. [image: NSTP/ Rasul Azli Samad]
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