29-Feb-16 The UK is turning to India in an attempt to fill thousands of vacancies for doctors and nurses in its state-funded National Health Service, but "unwise regulations" and a changing visa regime have been making the British medical system less attractive for Indian doctors. [image: The Times of India]
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05-Feb-16 The global healthcare industry is estimated to grow at 4.3% from 2016 to 2019, according to Deloitte. The Middle East & Africa region is expected to report the fastest growth of 9.3%, followed by Asia at 6.6%. North America is forecast to grow at 4.8% and Latin America at 3.1%, while Western Europe is likely to grow at 1.4%. [image: Nova Ekonomija]
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03-Feb-16 Italy's medical device companies are looking at the development potential in China, one of the markets where Italy's exports of medical devices have increased the most - by 24% in 2014 - with an export value of EUR310 mn (USD430 mn). Italian companies already present in China include DiaSorin, a biotech group specialized in in-vitro diagnostics. [image: Ambasciata d'Italia Pechino]
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14-Jan-16 Unsafe use of medication is a major issue in both developed and developing countries, causing millions of injuries and costing USD4 bn annually. 10% of patients worldwide are affected, said a WHO report. "A global concerted effort is needed to address patient medication safety... Communication has become the buzzword," said Dr. SD Gupta, President of IIHMR University in Jaipur. [image: Keval News]
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03-Nov-15 In the first quarter after its merger, Zimmer Biomet has reported it expects to complete commercial integration by the end of 2015. It also reported progress on its sales channel integration, evidenced by sequential sales improvement in its Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) regions, where Knee orthopaedics sales increased 9% and 6% respectively. [image: Zimmer Biomet]
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