12-Nov-15 Doctors in satellite hospitals in South Vietnam have applied advanced medical techniques transferred from 'core' hospitals, enabling an increase in the number of patients being treated at satellite hospitals. Fourteen central hospitals have been chosen by the Ministry of Health as ‘core' hospitals responsible for transferring advanced medical techniques to 46 satellite hospitals across 38 provinces and cities. [image: Doan Tung]

12-Nov-15 ASTER DM Healthcare, a leading medical conglomerate in India and the Middle East, has invested P250 mn to set up its first clinic in the Philippines, marking the entry of a new international player. The company has inaugurated its first facility in the country - the Aster Medical & Diagnostic Clinic, located in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. [image: Aster DM Healthcare]

12-Nov-15 China will promote the integration of healthcare with elderly care to address the needs of its aging population, an official statement said. Medical institutions are being urged to make it convenient for senior care agencies to make appointments and cooperation between community hospitals, communities and home-based elderly care service providers is being encouraged. [image: The China Voice]

11-Nov-15 China's online healthcare market is estimated to be worth RMB17 bn (USD2.7 bn) in 2015. Companies such as Spring Rain and Kingdee are wading into the online market to make health care more accessible. Kingdee launched its "M-health" service in 2014 and had forged partnerships with 160 hospitals by Aug-15. [image: China Daily]

18-Nov-15 In its second collaboration with the Mexican government this month, Novartis has signed a letter of intent with Mexico's Ministry of Health (Secretaría de Salud) aimed at intensifying co-operation in clinical research and joint solutions for health services. Novartis will invest USD50 mn in clinical research over the next half-decade. [image: Mexico News Daily]