Aug-15 Most medical device suppliers are primarily focussed on the metro and tier I markets in India. Suppliers are finding that markets in semi-urban and rural areas behave quite differently. The hospitals in tier II and III cities are smaller and operate at lower price points than those in large cities. Their remote locations also throw up logistical challenges. [image: India Today]

25-Aug-15 Universitas Indonesia and GE Healthcare have announced a telemedicine program that will connect the country’s leading clinicians to some of its most deprived patients. The program will address a lack of tools at clinicians’ disposal to diagnose and treat pregnant women and infants, by equipping clinics with a rugged portable ultrasound system. [image: The Pulse]

14-Aug-15 China's medical technology sector growth exceeds the global average, but medical technology imports are declining as foreign investors are hampered by "buy local" guidelines and murky registration criteria. Local producers are under pressure to modernise and the government is funding innovation. [image: PolyOne]

23-Jul-15 Delhi has been warned by The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the poor state of its health infrastructure, amid concerns over the lack of facilities, essential drugs, equipment, the recent manpower shortage in hospitals. [image: Live Mint]

14-Jul-15 Malaysia is being positioned the ASEAN hub of medical device manufacturing. It hosts more than 190 medical device manufacturers with investments worth RM13.2 bn (USD3.5 bn), including Ansell, Ambu, Bard, B.Braun, Haemonetics and St. Jude. The industry has been identified as one of five intended to re-energise the manufacturing sector. [image: Site Selection]