14-Jan-15 Overall, the Chinese government created lots of space for the private sector in 2014, meaning demand remained strong and companies benefited. This trend is likely to continue in 2015, especially if initiatives such as online drug sales, foreign participation in health services, and more funding for doctors’ pay, CFDA and telemedicine, are continued. [image: Forbes]

09-Jan-15 To enable more private operators to relieve the pressure on China’s over-burdened healthcare sector, the government is encouraging physicians to practice at more than one institution, by reforming the doctor registration system, initially on a trial basis. Currently, most physicians work in public hospitals and need permission from the hospital to practice elsewhere. [image: YourHealth]

08-Dec-14 87% of people in major markets around the globe believe that using technology to monitor health on-the-go will be the most important future medical innovation, according to research sponsored by GE Healthcare. People in Brazil also want shorter waiting times; those in India want better quality healthcare. [image: GE Healthcare]

26-Dec-14 The doors have opened to welcome up to 10,000 patients a day at China’s largest hospital - Peking University International Hospital (PUIH), which is backed by non-state investors. PUIH is being touted as a poster child for much-needed healthcare reform, enabled by private investment. [image: Caixin Online]

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18-Dec-14 In trade talks with the US, China has agreed to allow US medicines and medical devices into its markets more quickly. China agreed to “cut red tape” for imports of new and innovative pharmaceuticals and medical devices, said US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. [image: CCTV America]