19-Nov-15 Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the opening of a new GMP facility in Singapore. The new site is intended to meet growing demand for clinical supply services in the region. It will provide pharma and biotech companies with a one-stop service for clinical supplies – including GMP storage, labelling, packaging, comparator sourcing, handling, distribution and returns management. [image: Thermo Fisher Scientific]

18-Nov-15 According to the Malaysian Healthcare Travel Council, Malaysia attracted 880,000 medical tourists in 2014 and wants to boost these numbers by 10% in 2015 and eventually cross the 1 mn mark by 2016. The MHTC is now focusing more intensely on “halal health treatments” to entice medical travellers from Muslim countries, such as those in the Gulf Cooperation Council. [image: Global Health and Travel]

16-Nov-15 AIA Group and Konica Minolta have launched a 'Digital Health Accelerator' in Singapore. The programme supports entrepreneurs and businesses to deliver innovative solutions through integrating data with healthcare delivery. 'Digital Health' is a promising growth segment, as innovative solutions empower people to manage their health using sensors, data and imaging that are now within the consumer ecosystem. [image: Konica Minolta]

12-Nov-15 Myanmar's public hospitals are now permitted to procure pharmaceuticals through a tender system. In 2014, the volume of drugs available at public hospitals was 35 times higher than in 2011. The tender system is expected to reduce the surpluses and shortages that were common under the former rationing system. [image: Taipei Times]

12-Nov-15 Doctors in satellite hospitals in South Vietnam have applied advanced medical techniques transferred from 'core' hospitals, enabling an increase in the number of patients being treated at satellite hospitals. Fourteen central hospitals have been chosen by the Ministry of Health as ‘core' hospitals responsible for transferring advanced medical techniques to 46 satellite hospitals across 38 provinces and cities. [image: Doan Tung]