12-May-16 More than 50% of asthma patients have poor control of their disease, according to the Society of Asthma and Allergy and Clinical Immunology in HCMC. It said many patients had not received proper treatment. A number of local medical establishments do not have a spirometry machine, and some do not have technicians skilled in using it. [image: vnexpress.net]

05-May-16 All government hospitals in India's Haryana state, will have senior citizen counters to facilitate elderly people coming for treatment. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said the state government has decided to open 'Senior Citizen Corners' in all government hospitals to ensure better services to them.

03-May-16 In the past five years, government expenditure on public healthcare services has increased by nearly 50%, to some HKD68 bn (USD8.8 bn) this fiscal year. The Government has earmarked HKD200 bn (USD26 bn) for a 10-year hospital development plan, including building new public hospitals and redeveloping existing ones. This will increase public hospital beds by about 20% to 32,000. [image: news.gov.hk]

29-Apr-16 China has spent RMB5.64 tn (USD871 bn) since 2009 to improve its healthcare system. The health budget for 2016 is RMB1.24 tn (USD191 bn) and the average annual growth of medical input has surpassed 20% over the past seven years. [image: SCMP]

28-Apr-16 Foreigners continue to flock to Malaysia for treatment, attracted by competent medical personnel and high quality facilities, and lead by Indonesians who make up 62% of Malaysia's medical tourists. The country generated MYR587 mn (USD150 mn) in healthcare travel revenue in Jan-Sep 2015. But the reality is many Malaysians, especially in rural areas, still lack access to quality healthcare. [image: Soft Adventure Tourism]