28-Feb-17 Medical delivery startups in India including BookMEDS, Pluss, CareOnGo, 1mg, MeraMedicare, and Dawailelo are have been delivering medicines via online platforms for years, but are looking at other services to help their subscribers keep track of their health and connect with medical professionals digitally. [image: sheeler / 123RF]

02-Mar-17 China’s Hony Capital backed Hospital Corporation of China has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise as much as HKD500 mn (USD64 mn). HCC plans to consolidate its medical resources in the region and establish medical service centers. HCC owns two hospitals, Yangsi Hospital and Fuhua Hospital, located in Shanghai. [image: Hospital Corporation of China]

28-Feb-17 Less than 30 percent of patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease receive dialysis in India, where almost 200,000 new patients need dialysis every year. Efforts to provide affordable dialysis to those with end-stage kidney disease should be done in conjunction with more cost-effective efforts to prevent its development and reducing its progression using proven methodologies. [image: Business Standard]

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Chinese citizens are leaving their homes in search of the best care available, or care that they desperately need. Some 483,000 people travelled outbound from China for healthcare in 2015. These medical travellers spent USD6.3 billion on treatment and a further USD3.4 billion on travel and accommodation.

27-Feb-17 With an economic potential still largely untapped, the Greater Mekong Region should be front and center in the plans of any pharma, medical device or biotech organization looking to expand in Asia. Among the volatile and unpredictable emerging markets throughout Asia, Vietnam and Myanmar have shown strong growth in their economies and appetite for pharma and medical devices. [image: Life Science Leader]