30-Jun-15 SMalaysia's medical tourism industry continues to rake in more income for the country, with MYR1 bn (USD264 mn) expected in 2015. “Malaysia's share of the medical tourism market has nearly doubled in the last four years. In 2014, it reached 770,000 patients, bringing in revenue of around MYR700 mn,” said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. [image: The Star]

25-Jun-15 DKSH is to provide marketing, sales, distribution and logistics services for Omron Healthcare's business with pharmacies and personal care stores in Malaysia and Thailand. In Vietnam, the companies also extended the geographic coverage of their existing collaboration. [image: DKSH]

19-Jun-15 The Philippines is testing a locally-developed app that will improve delivery of health services to hundreds of remote island communities. Using the app, a town's health officer can upload medical records and clinical information, which can then be viewed from anywhere by a doctor. If successful, about 450 remote towns will get their own tablets to use the app. [image: Yahoo News]

17-Jun-15 First Myanmar Investments Co Ltd (FMI) and Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group have launched a healthcare JV in Myanmar with a USD420 million roll-out. The JV is planning up to 20 hospitals in its national network over 10 years, focusing first on setting up 12 hospitals within the next three to five years. [image: Pun Hlaing Siloam Hospitals]

17-Jun-15 Thailand's Board of Trade reports that health tourism continues to grow, predicting that the Thai healthcare business will grow by 15-20% in 2015. Health tourism generated national income of THB140 bn (USD4.2 bn) in 2014, reflectng 18% year-on-year growth. [image: Travel Daily News]