10-Dec-14 The Mexican Health Ministry has taken an important step to ensure access to palliative care for people suffering from pain due to incurable illness, releasing long-awaited guidelines that will put into practice the provisions on end-of-life care outlined in the country’s 2009 health law. Seven of Mexico’s 32 states have no hospitals offering palliative care. [image: Human Rights Watch]

07-Nov-14 Turkey’s population is already over 74 million and growing, meaning the need to upgrade build new healthcare facilities is very real. There are currently 36 facilities under development, with the giant Bilkent Healthcare Campus in Ankara earmarked as the flagship project. It will be one of the largest hospital complexes in the world, housing 1,300 doctors. [Image: CNN]

11-Nov-14 From 2006 to 2020 the Vietnamese government is expected to spend USD1.8 billion on 57 new hospitals, clinics and healthcare centres. Private investors are also building hospitals to help meet rising demand. New technologies are expected to play a significant role in solving the country’s healthcare challenges and controlling costs. [image: Vietnam Investment Review]

24-Oct-14 Tens of thousands of patients with terminal illnesses in Mexico suffer unnecessarily from severe pain and other symptoms, says Human Rights Watch. Although Mexico’s health law explicitly grants people a right to palliative care, the service is offered almost exclusively at large specialist hospitals. [image: Ed Kashi / VII Photo for Human Rights Watch]

17-Oct-14 Over the past five years the Chinese government invested USD371 billion on healthcare incentives, but while these measures are important and necessary, they have not yet been sufficient to address all the key issues. One such issue is guiding patient flows to avoid overloading big hospitals. [image: frog healthcare group / design mind]