16-Apr-15 Sabah state's contribution to medical tourism will be boosted by the soon-to-open Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital, owned by Parkway Pantai Ltd. Aiming to be the new referral centre in East Malaysia, it also targets patients from ASEAN, Korea and Japan. It is employing local doctors, as well as bringing back doctors from the UK, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. [image: Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu]

16-Apr-15 Canberra's hospitals are facing an impossible task to reach the level expected of a first world health system, the AMA has warned. The latest snapshot of public hospital performance found that despite some improved performance figures, the territory is still below the benchmark on all measurements. [image: ABC]

16-Apr-15 National targets require Australia's Northern Territory to treat 83% of emergency patients within four hours, but just 62% were seen in this time, an AMA report card on public hospitals revealed. The report warns of a “perfect storm” as this poor performance is combined with $60 billion in Federal Government funding cuts over the next 10 years. [image: NT News]

15-Apr-15 Representatives from Myanmar's Ministry of Health have toured the cardiac care department at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, to gain knowledge and solutions as it seeks to build its own emerging healthcare infrastructure. They also plan to visit med tech companies Varian, Medtronic and Hill-Rom, and hospitals Mayo Clinic and The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano. [image: Biz Times]

15-Apr-15 India is planning two national centres for ageing, in New Delhi and Chennai. 12 regional geriatric centres will also be set up in medical colleges across the country. A need was felt for setting up these centres as there is no specialisation in geriatric medicines in the country currently. [image: The Indian Express]