08-May-15 Singapore is finding it harder to retain its title as the region's top medical tourism hub as patients eye cheaper options elsewhere, while government support for the sector wanes, a new report has warned. [image: YourHealth]

21-Apr-15 Singapore-based healthtech start-up mClinica has acquired a stake in cloud-based clinic management service Medix for an undisclosed sum. By partnering with mClinica, which maintains digital networks of pharmacies across Asia, Medix will gain operational expertise and access to mClinica’s client base, which includes some of the world’s largest healthcare companies. [image: Tech In Asia]

29-Apr-15 Singapore-Stanford Biodesign (SSB) and Dongguk University (DU) have inked a three-year "SSB-Korea Innovation Partnership" (SKIP) which will develop talent in medical technologies innovation. It also aims to gain insights into the medtech ecosystems in Singapore, Korea as well as the region. [image: The Straits Times]

05-May-15 Indonesia's president Widodo has said that all private hospitals will be required to serve residents holding national health cards in the future, adding that their licenses will be revoked should they not comply. Under the management of the Health Care & Social Security Agency, the health card programme is intended to unify health insurance for all citizens. [image: AFP]

28-Apr-15 Capital Medica, a Japanese operator of care facilities, is seeking to acquire hospitals in Southeast Asia as it tries to get patients to choose Japan over the US and other markets for heart bypasses and other surgical procedures. [image: Seniors World Chronicle]