29-Oct-15 Malaysian healthcare provider IHH Healthcare Bhd is going to open its RM400 mn (USD93 mn) Gleneagles Medini Hospital in Nusajaya, Johor. The 300-bed tertiary hospital is IHH's 14th hospital in Malaysia, following the opening of Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu in May by Parkway Pantai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare. [image: The Star]

28-Oct-15 Healthcare funding provided by Russia's Sverdlovsk Region as part of the obligatory medical insurance package might be reduced 14% to RUB3.8 bn in 2016. The healthcare sector is reported to be on the brink of collapsing, and some clinics might simply go bankrupt. [image: Quartz]

28-Oct-15 A month after launching in Indonesia, Practo, a healthcare platform headquartered in India, has entered the Malaysian market, with products available for both doctors and patients to use. Doctors across more than 350 clinics and 500 doctors listed in Kuala Lumpur are listed on the platform. [image: Notey]

27-Oct-15 MMK757 bn (USD592 mn) has been allocated for health spending in Myanmar this fiscal year, a 7% increase. The funds will be earmarked for the purchase of advanced medical equipment, and free medical treatment for government employees. The government has also committed to training 5,600 clinicians and 1,300 nurses to help to bridge the shortage of medical professionals. [image: Myanmar Business Today]

27-Oct-15 GE will align with Indonesia's objective of providing universal healthcare by supporting the expansion of the country's primary healthcare ecosystem, including the development of up to 100 primary care clinics through technology and training innovations. Given the importance of healthcare for the country, GE relocated the headquarters of its healthcare business in ASEAN to Jakarta earlier this year. [image: GE]