09-May-17 Raffles Medical is developing two international tertiary hospitals in China. The new 700-bed hospital in Chongqing and the soon to be completed 400-bed capacity Raffles Hospital Shanghai are expected to start operations at the end of 2018. [image: Raffles Medical Groiup]

08-May-17 Patent applications in the Korean medical device sector have increased 30% since 2013. In 2016, 9,163 medical devices were patented, up from 6,997 in 2013. Biometrics measurement devices showed the biggest jump. [image: Business Korea]

08-May-17 Airlines are fueling medical tourism with discounts for passengers travelling for health purposes. ANA is targeting Chinese seeking healthcare in Japan, Turkish Airlines has offered flights at half price, while Malaysia Airlines is marketing Malaysia as a healthcare destination. [image: APEX]

08-May-17 Puerto Rico plans to achieve a more efficient health system that reduces spending, by 2019. The new model is patient oriented and plans to achieve savings of USD900 mn over ten years. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

06-May-17 Despite making good progress in the field of medical tourism, Iran is unlikely to meet its self-stated goals of 500,000 to 600,000 medical tourists every year to 2021, an official at the Health Ministry said. [image: Financial Tribune]