04-Sep-15 Vietnamese people spend a total of VND1.4-1.6 trillion (US$62.2-71.1 million) each year on treatment of dengue fever, a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has revealed. Every year, approximately 100,800 people suffer from the disease, with 96 succumbing to it. [image: VNA / VNS / Phuong Vy]

04-Sep-15 About 510 Vietnamese health care workers have been selected for a special training programme to prepare them to work in Japan, the Overseas Labour Management Department has said. Japan's ageing population has stressed the country's health system and opened up opportunities for Vietnamese nurses and orderlies, according to the department. [image: Tuoi Tre]

03-Sep-15 Indian eHealth app firm Practo has announced its entry into the Indonesian markets. In Indonesia, Practo will be providing consumers the option of searching for doctors through a database of over 4,200 doctors, and will cover over 60 per cent of the clinics in Jakarta. [image: YourStory]

02-Sep-15 Apollo Hospitals, India’s largest provider of medical treatment, announced that it aims to open an office in Cambodia to train local doctors and would encourage more Cambodians to travel to its facilities in India for complicated medical procedures. The company is looking to set up an office in the capital, and eventually develop telemedicine facilities in Cambodia. [image: Money Control]

22-Sep-15 Singapore's Rowsley Ltd will convert its Iskandar project in Malaysia into a healthcare hub instead of a mixed-use township, the company said on Tuesday, amid a rising supply of homes in the special economic zone. [image: Free Malaysia Today]