08-Oct-15 Increasing chronic lifestyle diseases in India and the need to access healthcare at home has enabled Portea Medical, a home healthcare start-up, to establish a presence across 24 cities in India and four cities in Malaysia. Nearly 3,000 staff handle 60,000 visits per month, making Portea the largest player in the sector. [image: ehealth]

07-Oct-15 Thonburi Hospital Group (THG) has expanded its presence in China through two USD800 mn investments with three Chinese firms in recent weeks. In 2013-14, THG entered into JVs in Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hainan and Kunming, investing USD2 bn, but in a new strategy it will now find local partners for each part of China in order to expand more rapidly. [image: The Nation]

26-Sep-15 Philips Innovation Campus (PIC) CEO M R Srinivas Prasad said India should use its digital power to cater to the healthcare sector. “Philips has embarked to apply mobile, digital and cloud technologies to improve patient outcomes through care co-ordination and patient empowerment,” he said. PIC unveiled mobile obstetrical monitoring, which remotely monitors pregnant women. [image: Deccan Herald]

09-Oct-15 With a know-how already well in advance of its neighbors, Turkey’s health sector is now aiming to attract 2 million patients and earn incomes of $20 billion by the country’s centenary in 2023, according to Meri Istiroti, the president of the Turkey Health Tourism Development Council. [image: Hurriyet Daily News]

07-Oct-15 Tablets and senior-friendly applications will soon benefit 25 senior activity centers in Singapore. IDA, A*STAR, NTUC Health and St Luke’s Eldercare have agreed to work together to identify challenges faced by seniors and carry out technical trials at identified eldercare facilities. [image: Healthcare Innovation]