16-Aug-17 Singapore General Hospital has been comparing how its patients fare after surgery, against other hospitals. The result of months of data collection and analysis has been shorter stays, lower readmission rates, lower costs, and improved patient outcomes. [image: ST File]

15-Aug-17 Singapore healthcare bioanalytics firm Invitrocue and A*Star's Genome Institute have opened a joint laboratory to conduct research on personalised medicine for cancer treatment. So far, 300 patients have used the service, which costs from SGD50-200 (USD37-147). [image: Singapore General Hospital]

14-Aug-17 Asian healthcare fund Quadria Capital has announced it will invest an undisclosed sum in FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7, to help transform the hospital into a leading multidisciplinary tertiary care provider in Vietnam. [image: FV Hospital]

14-Aug-17 Lieven Jacquemyn, International Development Director at GE Healthcare, believes more public-private partnerships (PPPs) in healthcare are possible and will help provide more and better healthcare to the 620 mn people living in Southeast Asia. [image: Governance Today]

09-Aug-17 An app called NOURISH, developed by USAID and the Cambodia's Government is allowing women and children greater access to health and nutrition through the use of incentives. The app marries philanthropy with government targets for better health outcomes. [image: USAID / reliefweb]