14-Sep-17 In developing countries mental health services can be de-prioritised. But e-solutions are being introduced such as Taskeen.org in Pakistan, virtually connecting licensed psychologists with mental health patients or India's HealthEminds, offering the services of trained and licensed counselors online. [image: MHIN]

14-Sep-17 Indian company Glocal, which runs 11 hospitals, relies on innovation in processes and design for cost-effective healthcare in small towns. The company reduces costs by using its mHealth driven 'digital dispensary' to connect rural patients with doctors. [image: ET Healthworld]

08-Sep-17 Australia’s Macquarie University announced a strategic collaboration with Apollo Hospitals of India to facilitate long-term academic exchanges that will see students from Macquarie’s Doctor of Medicine program attend five months of clinical learning at Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad. [image: ET Healthworld]

05-Sep-17 Between 2004 and 2014, the cost per hospitalisation for urban patients increased by 176% in India. Companies such as Goqii, a wearable start-up, are working with insurance service providers to to reduce costs with remote monitoring products. [image: ET Healthworld]

05-Sep-17 Elsevier recognized MacKay Hospital in Taiwan for its mHealth program, and India's Aravind Eye Hospital for its 'Fundus on Phone'. "We are seeing an increasing trend of mHealth and telehealth submissions," said Dr Peter Edelstein, CMO for Elsevier. [image: HIMSS AsiaPac17]