17-Jun-15 First Myanmar Investments Co Ltd (FMI) and Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group have launched a healthcare JV in Myanmar with a USD420 million roll-out. The JV is planning up to 20 hospitals in its national network over 10 years, focusing first on setting up 12 hospitals within the next three to five years. [image: Pun Hlaing Siloam Hospitals]

05-Jun-15 The Indonesian Ministry of Health says that the country must focus on obtaining international accreditation for its hospitals to ensure service quality and patient safety. Of the 2,400 hospitals in Indonesia, only 121 (5%) are internationally accredited. By improving the quality of health services, it is expected that fewer people will go overseas for treatment. [image: BioSpectrum]

05-May-15 Indonesia's president Widodo has said that all private hospitals will be required to serve residents holding national health cards in the future, adding that their licenses will be revoked should they not comply. Under the management of the Health Care & Social Security Agency, the health card programme is intended to unify health insurance for all citizens. [image: AFP]

20-Apr-15 Ageing and rapid urbanisation mean that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) could cost Indonesia as much as USD4.5 trillion from 2012 to 2030, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned. That's more than five times Indonesia's 2012 GDP. [image: Himawan Listya Nugraha/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]

04-Apr-15 Jakarta residents have welcomed warmly the city-wide inauguration of 15 type D hospitals, which can provide more advanced healthcare than they could when their status was community health centers (Puskesmas) at district level. [image: Jakarta Post]