16-Apr-15 Until a few years ago, home healthcare services did not exist in India. But organised players such as Portea Medical, Health Care at Home India (HCHI), India Home Health Care (IHHC) and Medwell Ventures now have pan-India ambitions and the necessary funding and technology to address the market, estimated at USD3 billion and growing rapidly. [image: BW Businessworld]

16-Apr-15 Moody's Investors Service says that continued strong growth in China's pharmaceutical sector will mainly benefit those pharmaceutical companies that can meet heightened industry standards and market practices under the ongoing medical reform. [image: Language Connections]

16-Apr-15 Johnson & Johnson announced it will establish a new Analytics Hub for its regional operations in Singapore. Through this project, the company aims to develop cutting-edge analytical assets by using data from its internal information along with external data sets. [image: Adalidda]

16-Apr-15 Sabah state's contribution to medical tourism will be boosted by the soon-to-open Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital, owned by Parkway Pantai Ltd. Aiming to be the new referral centre in East Malaysia, it also targets patients from ASEAN, Korea and Japan. It is employing local doctors, as well as bringing back doctors from the UK, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. [image: Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu]

16-Apr-15 Canberra's hospitals are facing an impossible task to reach the level expected of a first world health system, the AMA has warned. The latest snapshot of public hospital performance found that despite some improved performance figures, the territory is still below the benchmark on all measurements. [image: ABC]