02-Dec-15 The Chinese government wants to privatize 20% of the country’s hospitals by 2020, and Memphis-based Methodist Healthcare wants to be a key component in that mission. Methodist’s strategic partnership with China-based healthcare management group Silver Mountain Capital is the company's latest move into China, in which the two organisations are developing a hospital in Shanghai. [image: Ken West]

09-Dec-15 Sanofi Pasteur has announced that the Mexican authorities have granted marketing authorization to Dengvaxia®, making it the first vaccine to be licensed in the world for the prevention of dengue. [image: See And Say]

01-Dec-15 When in May-15 Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev tasked the government with creating a program of pharmaceutical import substitution, foreign companies were worried. Today, 60% of the drugs approved by the Russian government are produced domestically. Under the new policy, this share should increase to 90% by 2018. [image: Getty Images]

27-Nov-15 The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAVN) launched online public services 'Level 4' in Nov-15, to help pharmaceutical firms register drug and medicine prices. The system enables companies to submit documents, pay fees, check the progress of document processing, and receive results online, from the beginning of 2016. [image: VNA]

27-Nov-15 Beritasatu Media, part of Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group, is developing a mobile app called 1Health that will allow users to consult with doctors remotely. “1Health is a portal to educate people on health issues but… we want to offer services where people can consult doctors with an appointment or through video conference,” said Irwan Hartanto, COO of 1Health. [image: Beritasatu Media Holdings]