13-Jul-16 The Department of Health in Vietnam's province of Quang Ninh has launched a provincial telehealth network to extend critical healthcare services to rural and remote communities and increase remote connection between doctors and patients. Polycom’s video collaboration technology enables consultations and follow-up care for patients hundreds of kilometres away, improved training and collaboration for doctors in remote areas. [image: Baomoi]

12-Jul-16 India's National Health Mission has opted for emergency telehealth under the public-private partnership (PPP) model in Himachal Pradesh. Apollo TeleHealth centre is a first-of-its kind in such a remote location anywhere in the world, and has facilitated more than 3,000 tele-consults and provided emergency care to at least 200 people. [image: Hindustan Times]

20-Jun-16 Apollo Hospitals Group and Hainan Ecological Smart City Group, a Chinese industrial park developer, signed an MoU jointly to develop a highly integrated modern healthcare service facility in China's Hainan province. The hospital will have medical, nursing and paramedical colleges attached and will cater to medical tourists from China and other nations, as well as people from Hainan. [image: Indian White Paper]

11-Jun-16 Rwanda's Ministry of Health has signed a MOU with Korea to improve technology within the health sector. The collaboration is expected to improve cooperation in telemedicine, hospital information systems and ICT-based medical services. [image: The New Times]

07-Jun-16 Korea is pushing ahead with a nationwide telemedicine platform despite strong opposition from doctors. Korea revised its Medicine Law in 2002 to allow only telemedicine consults between clinicians, preventing them from treating patients. In renewing the call for a national platform, officials said the service would be limited to “residents with specific medical, social or geographic conditions.” [image: mHealth Intelligence]