06-Feb-18, The Myanmar Times
Myanmar is stepping up efforts to draw much-needed investments into its healthcare sector. During a recent Market Outreach Programme hosted by the Export-Import Bank of India, the country sought to promote opportunities and discuss the challenges.
%20Zarni%20Phyo_The%20Myanmar%20Times.jpg "Myanmar woos Indian investors in bid to support healthcare and insurance sectors (c) Zarni Phyo The Myanmar Times")
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With demand for private healthcare services on the rise, the sector has been identified as a priority for investments. India, with its proximity to Myanmar and skills in pharmaceutical production and hospital management, is seen as a promising investor in the sector at a time when hospitals, medical equipment and services and skilled doctors and nurses are in short supply.