08-Oct-15 China will spend RMB9.8 bn (USD1.54 bn) to subsidise public hospital reform in 2016, the Ministry of Finance said. China's healthcare reform drive is facing a number of obstacles, including a perceived lack of support from central government and challenges of private firms working within the huge, fragmented public sector. [image: AFP / Ed Jones]

07-Oct-15 Thonburi Hospital Group (THG) has expanded its presence in China through two USD800 mn investments with three Chinese firms in recent weeks. In 2013-14, THG entered into JVs in Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hainan and Kunming, investing USD2 bn, but in a new strategy it will now find local partners for each part of China in order to expand more rapidly. [image: The Nation]

07-Oct-15 The Chinese government will build 100 hospitals and clinics across Africa as part of a plan to improve health systems. "Learning from the EVD [Ebola Virus Disease] crisis, Chinese and African leaders in the health sectors fully support a new, well-funded, and functional international response system to manage future pandemics," said South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. [image: CP Africa]

05-Oct-15 India plans to set up two medical devices parks to facilitate the sector's growth, which is currently at a nascent stage. The government has identified 400 acres near Chennai and 100 acres at Hyderabad for the parks. The domestic market is worth $6.8 bn, but only one-third is locally manufactured. India also exports $1 billion of medical devices. [image: Business Standard]

04-Oct-15 Apollo Hospitals will open four more hospitals in India in the coming months, taking its total bed strength to over 10,000, Chairman C Prathap Reddy said. Stating that India needs 100,000 additional beds every year for next decade, he said there was need for new hospitals to meet the huge demand. [image: ET Healthworld]