14-Sep-17 The Thai government is looking to attract medical tourists from newer markets, such as China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, to take advantage of the growing affluence in those countries and the rising demand for professional healthcare services. [image: Thailand Business News]

14-Sep-17 Indian company Glocal, which runs 11 hospitals, relies on innovation in processes and design for cost-effective healthcare in small towns. The company reduces costs by using its mHealth driven 'digital dispensary' to connect rural patients with doctors. [image: ET Healthworld]

13-Sep-17 Golden Equator business group signed a MoU with a Korean contract research organization, C&R Healthcare Global, to launch the Korea-Singapore Healthcare Incubator. The Incubator will help 10-15 Korean health companies expand into Singapore and Southeast Asia. [image: image@Buro Ole Schreeren]

13-Sep-17 US IT company UST Global has made a strategic investment in MyDoc, a Singapore-based digital disease management and health data tracking company, to expand its digital offerings in the healthcare sector, primarily in Asian and European markets. [image: EFC Ink]

13-Sep-17 The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons reported a 40% drop in visits to high-end UK facilities in 2016, as patients increasingly go abroad to locations such as Thailand and Dubai for low cost, high quality, patient-focused care. [image: The Telegraph]