18-Jul-17 Indonesia has 2,488 hospitals with 1.21 beds and 16.06 physicians per 100,000 people. The greatest issue is how to get healthcare services to remote islands. Now Indonesia has a plan to use a 'floating hospital' on a 122-meter-long vessel. [image: Asia Sentinel]

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06-Jul-17 Tony Fernandes, founder of AirAsia, is planning the launch of a new “affordable healthcare” business called Tune Care in Malaysia, later expanding throughout ASEAN. It will have its own hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, diagnostics centers and wellness programmes. [image: Investvine]

01-May-17 Telehealth is beginning to be common in secondary care in Australia, particularly for outpatient and emergency care services in rural areas. However, the structure of the private and public healthcare systems still reduces eligibility for telehealth usage. [image: Asian Scientist Magazine]

27-Mar-17 China’s healthcare sector has long been favoured by investors. However, a shortage of doctors could hinder growth and dent the country’s drive to reform its public healthcare system. “Large public hospitals are reluctant for doctors to leave their posts as they have spent so much time and resources to cultivate them,” said Li Bin, CEO of Ally Bridge LB Healthcare Fund. [image: AP / South China Morning Post]

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Chinese citizens are leaving their homes in search of the best care available, or care that they desperately need. Some 483,000 people travelled outbound from China for healthcare in 2015. These medical travellers spent USD6.3 billion on treatment and a further USD3.4 billion on travel and accommodation.