16-Sep-15 An Android app is being used to collect data and supervise and monitor health institutions in Assam, India. Unicef has received funding from Vaccine Alliance for health system strengthening in India for 2014 to 2017. The agency is using digital technology to aid in its complex task. [image: UNAA]

16-Sep-15 Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world, wants to lead the way in developing a simpler halal certification pathway for pharmaceutical and biomedical products. Some observers worry, however, that laws that completely marry the needs of Muslim Sharia Law and traditional drug certification pathways may prove impossible. [image: Halal Certified Medicine]

15-Sep-15 A study by Google found that doctors perform an average of 6 professional searches a day. Yet with the ever increasing volume of clinical information, how do doctors and healthcare professionals find what they really need to deliver the best care. [image: Elsevier]

15-Sep-15 The prices of vaccines in Vietnam have recently surged by five to ten percent due to scarcity and foreign manufacturers hiking their quotes, according to the Hanoi Preventive Medicine Center. [image: Tuoi Tre News]

15-Sep-15 Five ASEAN private hospital associations have endorsed the “Yangon Declaration” in a bid to enhance cooperation and jointly develop medical service standards in the region. The associations from Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam reached an agreement to deepen cooperation during the Hospital Management Asia (HMA) 2015 held in Yangon. [image: Myanmar Business Times / TPHA]