14-Oct-14 While Vietnam's medical spending is the highest in Southeast Asia, it hasn't kept up with demand for quality and timely medical care. The government is now welcoming international firms to fill that void, promising no restrictions on qualified foreign doctors to practice in Vietnam. [image: Reuters/Kham]

14-Oct-14 Distance healthcare cases in China are becoming more common, reflecting the rise in digital healthcare to bridge the chasm between health services in large cities and grassroots rural care. Lack of centralised patient data, uneven distribution of resources and issues over patient registration, appointments and payment have created a space for technology. [image: Reuters/Stringer]

13-Oct-14  A system recently unveiled in Taiwan compiles and makes available information on the medical care patients have received over the past year. Another system launched in 2013 enables doctors and pharmacists to check patients’ prescriptions in real-time. [image: CommonWealth]

10-Oct-14 Entrepreneurs in India are channelling the country’s rich technological and medical talent towards frugal approaches that could have much to teach the rich world’s bloated healthcare systems. [image: healthRIO]

10-Oct-14 Telemedicine networks are vital for ensuring quality healthcare services can reach people in rural and remote areas. There should be a well-planned approach to make services available to people at the grassroots level, India’s Chief Secretary Gokul Pati has said. (Image: By Intel Free Press via Wikimedia Commons)