30-Apr-15 Authorities in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plan to transform the area into a hub for international medical tourism and attract patients from across Central Asia. [image: China Daily]

30-Apr-15 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for more medical reform measures to overcome difficulties in the healthcare system. Key areas include preventing hospitals being financed by drug sales, improvements in medical insurance payments, more private investment, and establishing a multi-tiered diagnosis and treatment system. [image: Xinhua Finance Agency]

27-Apr-15 Level 2 hospitals in China have been in relative decline and lost patients over recent years. Health service revenue from Level 2 hospitals increased by 14% on average from 2009 to 2013, compared with 19% in Level 1 hospitals and 24% in Level 3 hospitals. [image: Health Intelligence Asia]

21-Apr-15 Amcare Women's and Children's Hospital has become the first foreign-invested medical services institution in China to set up a general hospital, amid growing opportunities in the private hospital business. [image: Caixin Online]

20-Apr-15 A health project in Shanghai in which patients receive medical advice over the internet from regional specialists could hold the key to relieving an imbalance in the mainland's health system that sees big hospitals crowded with patients. [image: South China Morning Post]