04-Apr-16 The health sector of HCMC will carry out 89 projects worth VND21.6 tn (USD969 mn) between 2016 and 2020 to improve healthcare services. Projects planned include developing human resources, building hospitals at the city’s gateways and local clinics, and upgrading major hospitals into high-tech facilities. [image: Vietnam Breaking News]

31-Mar-16 Private health sector operators in Australia, including insurers and pharmacists, are pushing for bigger roles in patient care after the federal government unveiled plans to shake up care for Australians with chronic disease such as diabetes and arthritis. [image: Tim Boyle / Getty Images]

31-Mar-16 Thousands of chronically ill patients in Australia will receive tailored health services under a trial the government intends to roll out nationally. About 65,000 people would be part of the first trials of the package, which involved up to 200 medical practices. [image: Daniel Munoz / The Sydney Morning Herald]

23-Mar-16 India's Primary Health Centres (PHCs) cater to the poorest of the population in remote areas, which can neither afford expensive treatment nor travel long distances to reach doctors in urban areas. With most of the MoUs with private agencies set for termination by this year-end, the government is racing against time to ensure the PHCs don't become non-functional. [image: Getty Images]

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