03-Nov-15 Luz Saúde is investing EUR100 mn in the expansion of Hospital da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, a project to double its capacity which will be completed in 2018. The company is controlled by Chinese group Fosun through insurance company Fidelidade - both were acquired in 2014 following the collapse of the Espírito Santo financial group. [image: Macau Hub]

30-Oct-15 Hanoi’s health sector has focused on developing high-quality medical techniques over the last five years. Saint Paul, a leading hospital in the city, has earmarked funding for modern equipment and advanced technologies, focusing on thoracic endoscopic surgery, treatment of digestive and urologic diseases, brain tumor surgery and analgesic treatments for cancer patients. [image: VNA]

29-Oct-15 In India, Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Philips Healthcare have together launched Karnataka's first set of 'Chest Pain Clinics' in Manipal. These clinics will enable small hospitals and nursing homes in and around Manipal to provide timely and quality emergency cardiac care and hence save more lives. [image: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani]

29-Oct-15 The medical contract manufacturer BIT Group has established a second Chinese manufacturing operation in Shenzhen, China, as a joint venture with EDAN Instruments, a Shenzhen-based patient monitoring technology company. “The Chinese medical technology market is expected to grow at double digit rates in the coming years,” said Marius Balger, BIT CEO. [image: Invetech].

29-Oct-15 Malaysian healthcare provider IHH Healthcare Bhd is going to open its RM400 mn (USD93 mn) Gleneagles Medini Hospital in Nusajaya, Johor. The 300-bed tertiary hospital is IHH's 14th hospital in Malaysia, following the opening of Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu in May by Parkway Pantai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare. [image: The Star]