23-Nov-16 Ctrip announced it has invested in IVF USA, a US-based IVF company. IVF USA has partnered with seven eminent reproductive health centers in the United States. The company has aided nearly 1,000 Chinese families in conceiving. Ctrip said that it has a good chance of venturing into medical tourism as it has 250 mn registered users. [image: IVF USA / China Travel News]

21-Nov-16 Construction of the AUD630 mn (USD471 mn) new Bendigo Hospital in Australia has been finished one month ahead of schedule. When it opens in 2017, it will have capacity for 372 inpatient beds, 72 same-day beds, 11 operating theatres, an integrated cancer centre, a new 25-bed maternity unit and an 80-bed mental health unit. [image: Bendigo Hospital Project]

18-Nov-16 Mitsui, one of Japan’s largest corporations, and investment firm KKR have announced the signing of a share purchase agreement for 22% of Panasonic Healthcare for JPY54.1 bn (USD510 mn). Panasonic Healthcare develops, manufactures, and sells blood glucose monitoring systems for diabetes. In Jan-16 it acquired Ascensia, formerly the diabetes care unit of Bayer. [image: Panasonic]

18-Nov-16 One of the UAE’s most prominent healthcare groups, Zulekha Healthcare, has expanded its reach to an international scale, opening a new hospital in Nagpur, India. Spanning an area of 225,000sqft, the 200-bed multi-speciality hospital provides international quality medical care across Cardiac Sciences, ENT, Orthopaedics, Neurosciences, Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Urology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Minimal Invasive Surgery. [image: Zawya]

14-Nov-16 Apollo Hospitals in Navi Mumbai is the 66th hospital in the pioneering group’s network. The hospital is equipped with advanced diagnostics including AlluraClarity Cath Lab – the most advanced Cath Lab in India, digital mammogram, X-ray stereotactic biopsy, 3 Tesla MRI and more. The hospital will provide comprehensive services in major specialities. [image: Apollo Hospitals]