23-May-17 As other investment categories in China cool, investors are looking for new areas of investment. Hospitals are of interest to investors as they offer high returns on investment and can make use of otherwise low-value land. [image: Bloomberg]

22-May-17 The world’s second-largest healthcare group, Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH), has emerged as the front-runner to acquire Malvinder and Shivinder Singh's Religare healthcare assets, after the Malaysian hospital chain ended its decade-long association with Apollo. [image: Fortis Annual Report / Asia Samachar]

11-May-17 The World Bank approved a USD600 mn loan to China to help improve healthcare in Anhui and Fujian. "China... now faces new challenges: an aging population and an increasing burden of chronic diseases," said Ramesh Govindaraj, Lead Health Specialist. [image: National Health and Family Planning Commission of the PRC]

11-May-17 London-based Lyca Group forayed into the Indian healthcare segment with the launch of flagship daycare facility Westminster Healthcare, in Chennai, India. "In the next five years, we have committed investments about 100 million pounds," said LycaHealth CEO Manpreet Gulati. [image: ET Healthworld]

10-May-17 Chinese company iCarbonX is developing an AI-based app providing medical advice based on a customer’s DNA, health habits and environment. The company has raised USD600 mn and plans to build a database of DNA from over one million people. [image: Nature]