01-Oct-15 Mexico is the best medical device manufacturing hub among Mexico, Costa Rica and China, according to CPI. Tijuana-Baja California region of Mexico is a special resource of labor, proximity and cost savings for a medical device manufacturer. Mexico stands second among Latin American medical device manufacturers and fifth among global manufacturers. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

06-Aug-15 Medical consultation for patients in the rural Philippines, those needing first aid or those busy professionals is now a phone call away with the setting up of KonsultaMD, the country’s first telemedicine hotline manned by licensed Filipino physicians. The pioneering service was created through a partnership of Globe Telecom with Salud Interactiva, which operates a health hotline in Mexico. [image: WN]

23-Jul-15 Korea's Ministry of Health & Welfare compared the Korean National Health Accounts and Total Health Expenditure data for 2014 to the OECD’s Health Data and announced that the Korean government’s public financial resources accounted for 55% of the country’s national health expenditures. Conversely, the average of the 34 OECD member countries was as high as 72%. [image: Business Korea]

19-Jun-15 With the exception of Brazil, most countries in Latin America rely almost exclusively on imports of medical devices. Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia together accounted for more than 75% of imported devices in 2014. Mexico is the largest importer of the region at over USD2.5 billion in 2014. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

18-May-15 Latin America is home to over 16,000 hospitals. Brazil has over 40% of the region’s establishments and has more institutions than the US. Meanwhile, Mexico is the world’s 7th largest hospital market with over 3,900 hospitals, 60% of which are private. [Image: Global Health Intelligence]