18-Nov-14 Singapore-based RingMD has launched its first app, designed to connect patients anywhere in the world to doctors anywhere in the world. The platform currently has about 100 doctors, mostly in Singapore, who currently mainly see patients from Southeast Asia. Besides the international focus, what sets RingMD apart is a marketplace approach to virtual care. [image: MobiHealthNews]

18-Nov-14 In March 2014, the Indian government started a pilot of 4,250 Swasthya Slates in six districts of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The health kits allow doctors to diagnose and advise patients remotely, through telemedicine via technologies such as Skype and FaceTime, helping to prevent lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular illness. [image: VentureBeat]

12-Nov-14 Alibaba has realised its ambition of expanding into the health sector with the launch of Alibaba Health Information Technology, in Oct-14. The newly formed unit was previously Citic 21CN, a company acquired by Alibaba earlier this year. Its drug coding system is seen as the most important asset for Alibaba. [image: Want China Times]

10-Nov-14 Qualcomm and The George Institute for Global Health are collaborating on the creation of the China Center for mHealth Innovation (CCmHI) to support the Chinese government's goal of improving community healthcare. One of its goals will be to target the 10 leading causes of premature death and disability in China. [image: MedCityNews / Ohmega1982]

04-Nov-14 While home based care for the elderly has been available for years, start-ups are now paving the way to a more specialised home-based care model. Apart from geriatric care, these ventures are providing speciality care integrated with technology and customised packages. [image: Pippa Ranger Department for International Development]