04-Oct-15 Cygnus Hospitals, which operates a chain of super speciality units in Delhi and Haryana, aims to add another 40 hospitals in north India in the next three years. The Delhi-based group currently has 10 hospitals in Delhi, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal and Kurukshetra. [image: Cygnus Hospitals]

01-Oct-15 The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) is calling on the Commonwealth Government to collect and provide more timely and local health data, and to keep affordability and access to primary health care in mind as it makes changes to the health care system. [image: Univerity of Queensland].

29-Sep-15 With International Hospitals Group’s support, Wanda Group will build, equip and commission a new 200 bed international standard hospital in Qingdao over the next three years. IHG will then operate the hospital under a 20 year lease until 2038. [image: PR Newswire]

27-Sep-15 Philippines Vice President Jejomar Binay lamented the Aquino administration’s failure to deliver and distribute P4.63 bn (USD100 mn) worth of medicine and equipment that could have prevented the spread of deadly diseases, such as dengue, malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis and hepatitis. “It is time to review the DoH health programs and realign the budget towards preventing diseases,” Binay said. [image: The Standard]

24-Sep-15 Siemens Healthcare, which became a separate legal entity in 2014, expects to be a market leader in every segment of its industry, and the Chinese market will be a core part of this plan for the next decade. “We are now trying to increase our product portfolio, and keep on innovating to produce more affordable healthcare products,” CEO Bernd Montag said. [image: Siemens]