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Indian startup aims to make e-health records available to patients

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29-Jul-15 A health tech start-up in India aims to provide affordable, patient-centric, centralised digital medical records. In 2014 there were 8,500 reported deaths in India due to adverse drug reactions, almost all of which could have been prevented if complete information about the patient’s medical history had been available. And that is what start-up KiviHealth aims to achieve.

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Victorian healthcare system set for revolutionary overhaul

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17-Aug-15 The healthcare system in Australia's state of Victoria is set to undergo a major revamp, in an attempt to reduce unnecessary hospital visits and manage chronic illness more effectively. Health Minister Jill Hennessy announced the new Better Care Victoria, a program expected to revolutionise the system. [image: Herald Sun]

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Philippines strengthens universal healthcare

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17-Aug-15 Kalusugang Pangkalahatan or Universal Health Care is the current thrust of the Aquino Administration, aimed to bridge the inequality gap and reduce barriers to health care, reduce social exclusion and work towards universal coverage of delivering health services to Filipinos. The strategy aims to improve health outcomes especially in 43 priority provinces. [image: GOVPH]

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Philippines' Globe taps tech for telemedicine consultations

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06-Aug-15 Medical consultation for patients in the rural Philippines, those needing first aid or those busy professionals is now a phone call away with the setting up of KonsultaMD, the country’s first telemedicine hotline manned by licensed Filipino physicians. The pioneering service was created through a partnership of Globe Telecom with Salud Interactiva, which operates a health hotline in Mexico. [image: WN]

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Foreign investors hampered in China's med tech sector

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14-Aug-15 China's medical technology sector growth exceeds the global average, but medical technology imports are declining as foreign investors are hampered by "buy local" guidelines and murky registration criteria. Local producers are under pressure to modernise and the government is funding innovation. [image: PolyOne]

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