28-Mar-16 Hospital operator PT Siloam International Hospitals, part of the Lippo Group, will set up 13 new hospital chains across Indonesia within two years. The plan will see Siloam's full-service hospitals increase to 33 from 20 at present. Each hospital is estimated to consume an average investment of USD8 mn. [image: ANTARA / Sahrul Manda Tikupadang]
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23-Mar-16 Foreign investors have turned their attention to multi-million-dollar projects in Myanmar’s healthcare industry after being shut out for years. Rising incomes, a budding middle class and opportunities in a market that currently relies on overseas medical care are enticing foreign companies to the country. Entrants include Malaysia's Parkway, Thonburi and Bumrungrad from Thailand, and Indonesia's Lippo Group. [image: Zarni Phyo / The Myanmar Times]
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23-Mar-16 iKang Healthcare Group, China’s largest private preventive healthcare services provider, has announced a joint venture with Guizhou Hearst Healthcare, marking iKang’s first in Guiyang. It will effectively expand its presence into the Southwest China market. [image: iKang Healthcare Group]
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23-Mar-16 Malaysia based Top Glove Corp, the world's largest rubber glove producer by volume, is partnering with DHS Emergency Asia as it seeks to expand its footprint into medical services. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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21-Mar-16 Last week, Nokia Technology President Ramzi Haidamus told Fortune he had an eye on digital health. The company has experimented with bundling their phones with connected health products, including Fitbit devices and a Polar heart rate strap, and has invested in mobile health via the Vision+ fund and its own venture arm. [image: Mobi Health News]
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