20-Sep-15 The Brazilian government will reduce the healthcare sector disbursement of USD997 mn in 2016. To break the overall budget deficit, government has announced nine measures, which includes job cuts in the public sector, reduction in salaries of civil employees, reductions in funding to pace growth programme, suspension of tenders, reduction in discretionary spending, reduction of ministries and other measures. [image: SASBE 2012]

21-Sep-15 Compumedics has further strengthened its Asian footprint with a A$1 million three-year sleep diagnostic and monitoring systems contract in China. The deal with long-term Shanghai-based distribution partner ZhiNuo will result in deployment of Compumedics technology in and around Shanghai. [image: Compumedics]

25-Sep-15 GN ReSound, a leader in hearing technologies, has inaugurated a manufacturing and distribution facility in Johor, Malaysia. “The search... included a number of factors, including a favourable economic and political climate, a modern infrastructure that provides easy access to global markets, a well-educated and high performing workforce," the company said. [image: ScandAsia]

19-Sep-15 Columbia Asia is one of the more efficient hospitals in terms of cost because of its model and philosophy. The healthcare provider is now looking at building more hospitals in Klang, Johor Baru and Penang. Columbia Asia has 28 hospitals in the region, including 11 in Malaysia, with the rest spread across India, Indonesia, Vietnam and China.
[image: Columbia Asia]

18-Sep-15 Olympus Capital Asia is investing USD40 million in healthcare operator Tian Jian Hua Xia Medical Group Holdings (aka Tendcare). Tendcare currently runs five hospitals with over 2,400 beds, four pharmacies, two medical equipment companies and 17 clinics. The company is also set to acquire seven more hospitals. [image: China Money Network]