03-Jul-17 Availability of surgeons, cost and equipment are all challenging the spread of robotic surgery in India. Distributor Vattikuti Technologies will showcase da Vinci technology in 20 tier 2/3 cities by mounting the surgical robot on a vehicle. [image: ET Healthworld]

13-Jun-17 A delegation of Ethiopian government officials invited India's CARE chain of hospitals to train Ethiopian doctors in tertiary care including surgery, and opened the door to opening of a CARE hospital in Ethiopia. [image: Ethiogrio]

09-May-17 Raffles Medical is developing two international tertiary hospitals in China. The new 700-bed hospital in Chongqing and the soon to be completed 400-bed capacity Raffles Hospital Shanghai are expected to start operations at the end of 2018. [image: Raffles Medical Groiup]

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11-Apr-17 Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Jiahui Health Network are pursuing a collaboration to create Jiahui International Hospital in China's Shanghai Province. The 300-bed hospital will focus on cancer care and research. Mass General Cancer Center will advise Jiahui as it launches a cancer center focused on breast, lung, gastrointestinal, lymphoma and myeloma treatment programs. [image: Partners Healthcare]

27-Mar-17 China’s healthcare sector has long been favoured by investors. However, a shortage of doctors could hinder growth and dent the country’s drive to reform its public healthcare system. “Large public hospitals are reluctant for doctors to leave their posts as they have spent so much time and resources to cultivate them,” said Li Bin, CEO of Ally Bridge LB Healthcare Fund. [image: AP / South China Morning Post]