01-Aug-17 Click2Clinic Healthcare India, a tech-based home health services company, is planning to expand to Vietnam and Thailand as it rolls out its services in India and Malaysia and closes on a deal to provide funding from institutional investors. [image: The Financial Express]

01-Aug-17 Thai hospitals expect to generate THB49 bn (USD1.5 bn) in 2017 from international medical travelers, an increase of 4%. A drop in visitors from the Middle East will be more than offset by visitors from Southeast Asia. [image: TTR Weekly]

29-Jul-17 Dubai witnessed 326,649 international patients in 2016, up 9.5% from 2015. Plans are underway to strengthen its position in the healthcare sector through targeted marketing to China, Russia and Africa medical tourists. [image: Trade Arabia]

28-Jul-17  Indian home healthcare provider Portea Medical is set to close a USD25 mn funding round led by PE firm Sabre Capital. Portea, founded in 2013, sends medical professionals for home visits and does 120,000 visits every month. [image: ET Healthworld]

28-Jul-17 China's Belt and Road Initiative will provide a channel for China to facilitate its global health strategy, through commercial, cultural and personnel exchanges that will improve regional cooperation. [image: The Lancet]