27-Jul-16 Health departments throughout Vietnam have been ordered to publish the winning bids for the supply of medical equipment to public hospitals. The move aims to ensure consistent prices of medical equipment in the market, avoiding price hikes for the benefit of suppliers or hospitals, said the head of the Department of Medical Equipment & Construction under the Ministry of Health. [image: VNA / VNS]

27-Jul-16 Saensuk city in Thailand is trialling a smart healthcare project to monitor the health of its elderly and allow nurses to respond more quickly to emergencies. The pilot program will monitor elderly patients through smart devices and sensors installed in residences and nursing homes. These data will help the government better plan healthcare resources. [image: GovInsider]

26-Jul-16 As many as 24.6% of Vietnamese children under five years old suffered stunted growth due to malnutrition in 2015, according to statistics by Vietnam's National Institute of Nutrition. The figure posted a slight decrease of 0.3% compared with the previous year. [image: Tuoi Tre News]

20-Jul-16 Zimmer Biomet announced a collaboration with the Indo UK Institutes of Health that will increase the capacity of India's healthcare infrastructure. The first phase involves establishing the Zimmer Biomet Institute of India, a medical training and education facility in Andhra Pradesh which will help improve the delivery of and access to high-quality healthcare by training over 1,000 orthopaedic surgeons annually. [image: Zimmer Biomet]

22-Jul-16 Hkable Biological 3D and the China’s Fengdu County government have signed an agreement which will see them build China’s first 3D printing factory for medical products. The factory will be located in the municipality of Chongqing, Southwest China. [image: 3ders.org]