10-Mar-15 Online medical education is an opportunity to address the shortage of skilled health workers in many emerging markets. Even surgery can now be taught remotely, an approach being used in Thailand. In Vietnam, an NGO-run video platform connects HIV specialists with community health workers. Doctors in the Philippines have founded an online community called HealthXPh for discussions about healthcare. [image: HAIVN]

16-Mar-15 Korea's Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) has built a platform called "Dr M" that analyzes vital signs collected from smart sensors and sends data to healthcare providers. KAIST plans to test the service with wrist-worn terminals on 100 students, and then to work on projects with hospitals, silver towns, mobile carriers and device makers. [image: Business Korea]

16-Mar-15 China's domestic medical equipment industry has been growing rapidly, but at the same time it faces problems such as lack of scientific innovation the high-end market being dominated by foreign companies. The reality in China is that doctors spend all their available time with patients every day, and there is no time to engage in innovation. [image: China Daily]

13-Mar-15 Vietnam has been a strong source of double-digit growth for international pharmaceutical and medical device companies over the past decade. However, fears are growing among European and American executives that the good times may be coming to an end. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

13-Mar-15 India only has 19 health workers (including doctors and nurses) for every 10,000 people, lower than World Health Organisation (WHO) norms, which prescribe 25 per 10,000. [image: Odisha News Insight]