29-Feb-16 The Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), which has set a foreign direct investment target of USD300 bn by 2020, is now wooing Indian pharmaceutical companies to maximize its conducive research-innovation ecosystem and advanced manufacturing infrastructure. To this end Japan has amended the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, drastically improving the approval process for medicine and medical devices. [image: JETRO]

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22-Feb-16 The healthcare sector is expected to invest VND1.8 tn (USD81 mn) in IT in 2016-20, according to a plan approved by the Ministry of Health. There will be 33 IT projects in the next five years, including building a database on human resources, constructing infrastructure for the ministry’s data center, and developing an integrated information system for the ministry’s leadership. [image: Le Toan / Vietnam Investment Review]

18-Feb-16 The Philippines’ oldest conglomerate Ayala Corp plans to expand its investments in the healthcare sector with the roll out of 100 retail clinics under the brand-name FamilyDoc over the next three years. So far, it has two FamilyDoc clinics located in Las Piñas and Imus, Cavite. The clinics will house a pharmacy, a diagnostic center, and physicians to handle consultations. [image: Retail News Asia]

18-Feb-16 A government AUD200 mn Beds Rescue Fund is on track to open 101 new beds and points of care in less than one year in Victoria, Australia, which will treat nearly 20,000 extra patients every year. [image: Premier of Victoria]