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How China is counting on 5G to improve healthcare

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19-Jun-19 Telecom firms are driving 5G initiatives in tele-diagnosis, remote surgeries and smart hospitals across China. As China deals with its ageing society, healthcare will increasingly become a priority area for 5G applications in an effort to reduce care costs. [image: Xinhua]

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The growing demand for healthcare in China

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03-Jun-19 The 'older' Asian countries (eg. Japan) spend 7-10% of GDP on healthcare. Given its older population, China’s expenditure will need to increase to those levels, suggesting that healthcare spending would grow at 9.3% to reach USD1.7 tn by 2028. [image: Global Demographics]

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Hospitals up for takeover after scandal at Abraaj

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13-May-19 US private equity group TPG will take over and manage Abraaj’s USD1 bn healthcare fund, offering relief for Kenyan medical outlets into which the fund had pumped billions of shillings. Abraaj’s Kenyan portfolio includes 18 clinics and 10 hospitals. [image: NMG]

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