13-May-15 Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) system is renowned for providing easy access to high-quality medical services. Over 99% of the population is enrolled in the single-payer NHI, and 93% of healthcare providers participate. The success of the system was not achieved overnight - development has been ongoing since 1995, and key success factors include special financing and adoption of technology. [image: Wikimedia Commons / Solomon203]

06-May-15 Taiwan’s Apex Medical Corp is foraying into India to tap the growing healthcare market and plans to sell ‘quality and affordable’ equipment to hospitals and nursing homes. “We chose India... because it has a huge population and a new government that is willing to make a big change,” Daniel Lee, CEO, Apex Medical Corp, told reporters. [image: Apex Medical Corp]

08-Feb-15 Pingtung Christian Hospital’s community health app will soon be launched in South Africa. Built around the hospital’s expertise in bringing medical aid to Taiwan’s mountainous areas, the app helps hospitals track infectious diseases and NCDs, and is designed to overcome the difficulties of rural areas. [image: Focus Taiwan]

08-Jan-15 The Food & Drug Administration in Taiwan has reiterated its determination to facilitate easy access to drugs to further promote responsible self-medication, which it says can save people time waiting in hospitals and clinics, as well as considerable National Health Insurance spending. [image: GBI Research]

09-Dec-14 Taiwan Mobile has unveiled its second generation near-field communication (NFC)-capable wristband aimed at assisting elderly people. The new smart band can automatically pair with any NFC smartphone wirelessly without the need to download an app, and alert carers to the wearer’s location using GPS. [image: CNA]