28-Jun-17 Columbia Asia will invest over INR400 crore (USD62 mn) in two new hospitals in India by 2019 as it looks to expand. The chain currently has 11 multi-speciality hospitals in India with over 1,000 beds. [image: ET Healthworld]

28-Jun-17 When the news spread that the cost of seeing a doctor would quintuple, many Beijing residents rushed to stock up on prescriptions. Along with reforms abolishing drug markups, the new fee aims to reduce over-prescription and overcrowding at hospitals. [image: Sixth Tone]

27-Jun-17 Only 14% of the pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in India use digital platforms to address customers' queries. Apollo Diagnostics takes the top spot, followed by GE Healthcare and Pfizer. Amongst hospitals, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital leads. [image: ET Healthworld]

27-Jul-17 Integrating technology into Africa's healthcare systems is key to opening it up faster to the most vulnerable, and using more technology presents a "big opportunity" for rolling out universal health coverage in the region, said the WHO's Africa Director. [image: AllAfrica]

27-Jun-17 Dental tourism has been identified as one of Ho Chi Minh City’s main medical tourism products. Vietnam receives about 100,000 medical tourists annually. Dental, cosmetic surgery, traditional medicine, health check-ups and fertility are seen as the most promising areas. [image: VNA]