31-Oct-14 It will soon be easier and safer to wheel hospital beds around Singapore’s Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, with the roll-out of ‘robot’ beds which can be pushed by just one worker instead of the usual two. [image: The Straits Times]

30-Oct-14 The accelerated ageing of Chinese society, increased incidence of chronic and serious diseases, an expanding middle class, the emergence of more small-medium cities, increasing government spending on healthcare, and incentives to use locally made equipment are driving strong growth in China's medtech business. [Image: China Daily Europe]

30-Oct-14 When asked to rate what is most important to them in life, people across the world list health, education for their children, and safety from crime. Owning a cellphone or a car do not matter so much. People in emerging markets are a lot more satisfied now than they were in 2007, according to a new survey, with Indonesians and the Chinese surging ahead in their accumulation of contentment.

29-Oct-14 The interest of Russians in health tourism to the Vitebsk region of Belarus is increasing every year. It can be explained by the proximity of the Russian border, reasonable prices, high quality and efforts made to promote health services. [image: BelTA]

27-Oct-14 Qatar’s Public Works Authority has awarded USD300 mn of healthcare projects. The contracts include construction of a state-of-the-art Simulation Centre at Hamad Medical City to provide virtual surgical training to fresh medical graduates, expansion of Hamad General Hospital, four new health centres, and expansion of Al Khor Hospital with an additional 500 beds. [image: The Peninsula Qatar]