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"Healthy China" strategy eyes sustainability

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24-May-16 China will actively support the World Health Organization at global and regional levels, to achieve its 2030 goals for sustainable healthcare development. At the same time, China will make efforts to improve the country's health outlook. [image: Xinhua]

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Panasonic Healthcare Indonesia upbeat over exports

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19-May-16 Panasonic Healthcare Indonesia, a Panasonic subsidiary producing medical equipment, plans to increase sales by 70% over the next four years on the back of growing exports. The company eyes USD88 mn in sales by 2020, up from USD51 mn in 2015. Panasonic acquired Bayer Diabetes Care earlier this year, opening up opportunities for the Indonesian unit to tap offshore markets. [image: Jakarta Globe]

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China's digital healthcare dreams

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18-May-16 China's big three Internet giants, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, and several tech startups, are getting involved in healthcare. Digital healthcare is becoming big in China. In 2014 approximately USD700 mn in venture funding poured into digital healthcare in China, with investors supporting everything from e-commerce, online physician-patient communication services, to disease management apps. [image: CKGSB Knowledge]

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Bali aims to become medical tourism destination

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17-May-16 Already one of the world’s most popular tourist spots, Bali is now aiming to become a medical tourism destination. The Bali administration is constructing a new 176 bed Bali Mandara Hospital for IDR199 bn (USD15 mn), targeted for completion in 2016. The hospital is designed as an integrated cancer treatment center with facilities for radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. [image: Balicsd / Google Earth]

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China's private hospitals - set for growth

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Changing demographics and lifestyles in China are the reasons behind emerging opportunities for foreign companies to operate hospitals, clinics and care homes in the country. The range of incentives for foreign investors is increasingly wide, but there remain hurdles to be overcome. [image: Asian Hospital & Healthcare Management]

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