23-May-17 The Malaysian healthcare travel sector recorded a significant increase in revenue from RM527 mn (USD124 mn) in 2011 to RM1.1 bn (USD258 mn) in 2016, resulting from collaborations with markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. [image: Yusof Mat Isa]

23-May-17 DKSH, the biggest player in the Myanmar healthcare market, and the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have signed an agreement to provide Myanmar patients better treatment options in vascular disease, arterial hypertension, cancer and diabetes. [image: DKSH]

11-May-17 Following the price-cap placed on stents, the Indian government wants to put more medical devices under price control and proposes to change the Indian Medical Council Act to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe generic medicines. [image: ET Healthworld]

08-May-17 Patent applications in the Korean medical device sector have increased 30% since 2013. In 2016, 9,163 medical devices were patented, up from 6,997 in 2013. Biometrics measurement devices showed the biggest jump. [image: Business Korea]

02-May-17 India's demand for quality medical devices continues to increase, due to medical tourism, an increase in population, higher life expectancy and an increase in lifestyle diseases. However, the domestic industry is not able to meet this demand. [image: Messe Düsseldorf]