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26-Oct-17 The UK's National Health Service, the largest and the oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world, will be used as a model to address issues surrounding capacity development for primary care, training and research in Kerala, India. [image: The Indian Express]

17-Oct-17 The medical device industry in Asia is facing an accelerated pace of change as it approaches an expected market size of USD88 billion in 2020, driven by an ageing population, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and increases in spending. [image: Pharma Intelligence]

09-Oct-17 China will move forward public hospital payment and reimbursement reform to optimize resources for public health, in an effort to have medical expertise better reflected in prices and values, according to a decision at a State Council executive meeting. [image: Xinhua]

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05-Oct-17 Health expenditure in Australia exceeded 10% of GDP for the first time in 2015-16. AUD170 bn (USD132 bn) was spent on health, 3.6% more in than in 2014–15, a slower increase than previous years. [image: Alamy Stock Photo / The Guardian]