13-Mar-15 China will name and shame medical equipment manufacturers caught evading official procedures while selling products overseas. Companies found to have applied for export certificates with fabricated data or other fraudulent methods will be banned from re-applying for two years. [image: China Business Review]

13-Mar-15 China had more than 18,500 drugs waiting for approval at the end of 2014, up by a third from 2013, the official Center for Drug Evaluation has said, data that seems to support industry concern that it is becoming more difficult to get medicines approved in the China market. [image: AFP_Anthony Wallace]

12-Mar-15 Pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that it will use Singapore as a base to steer its growth in Asia, with the set-up of a new regional headquarters there. The new HQ will be “one of three co-global ‘control towers’ alongside the UK and US, with the full suite of capabilities and autonomy to make decisions in Asia, for Asia". [image: Reuters]

12-Mar-15 Medyog, a web start-up in India, allows users to book, cancel or reschedule doctor appointments and tests. Users can also view test reports on a secure server. “We’re particular about confidentiality, and are trying to find a way to get the diagnostic centres to release [data] directly to the clients,” said CEO Pranat Bhadani. [image: The New Indian Express]

11-Mar-15 Thailand's Ministry of Public Health is setting up “Health Zones” in a reform of the country's health mechanisms aimed to reduce disparity and provide greater access. Each zone has a committee to manage finance, workforce and other resources, and to link together local health services, from primary care to highly specialized care in various local facilities. [image: The Nation]