12-Nov-15 ASTER DM Healthcare, a leading medical conglomerate in India and the Middle East, has invested P250 mn to set up its first clinic in the Philippines, marking the entry of a new international player. The company has inaugurated its first facility in the country - the Aster Medical & Diagnostic Clinic, located in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. [image: Aster DM Healthcare]

18-Nov-15 In its second collaboration with the Mexican government this month, Novartis has signed a letter of intent with Mexico's Ministry of Health (Secretaría de Salud) aimed at intensifying co-operation in clinical research and joint solutions for health services. Novartis will invest USD50 mn in clinical research over the next half-decade. [image: Mexico News Daily]

11-Nov-15 After screening 1.5 million children for refractive errors in Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank has announced a comprehensive eye health care programme of USD1 million for people living in remote areas. The project will provide eye healthcare facilities for over 1.7 mn people living in under-privileged and remote areas who are facing eye health issues. [image: Jamshad Masood]

05-Nov-15 By utilising their budgets and borrowing funds, many hospitals in Vietnam have improved quality and raised confidence. In Hanoi 13 out of 41 public hospital and six health centres are taking part in privatisation programmes and there are 48 co-operation schemes allowing investors to invest in medical equipment. [image: VNA]

04-Nov-15 Investor The Abraaj Group has taken a majority stake in Al Kindy, Casablanca's largest private oncology clinic, and Menara, a leading oncology and imaging diagnostics center in Marrakech. Al Kindy and Menara together form the largest private integrated network of imaging diagnostics and cancer treatment centers in Morocco, expected collectively to treat more than 10,000 patients in 2015. [image: The Abraaj Group].