Healthcare

China races to build record biobank to rival US drugs research

Beijing has equally begun to protect its own nascent databases, passing a biosecurity law in 2020

Group CEO of IHH Healthcare Dr Nair says: "In a hospital, even cleaners are critical – without them, the system simply cannot function."
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‘In hospitals, even cleaners are critical’: IHH Group CEO says leadership starts with the people no one sees

Every role matters – empathy, not strategy alone, determines success, says group CEO

The MSCI China Index has fallen about more than 1% during the period, while a Hang Seng gauge of Chinese stocks is little changed.

China fund beating 98% of peers bets on AI chain, healthcare

Chinese AI firms’ worldwide recognition has extended far beyond the big tech names

The new riders mean higher out-of-pocket expenses for you when you are hospitalised.

New Integrated Shield riders: Should you make a switch?

Riders are cheaper but increase out-of-pocket costs. Is the switch worth it? What are the hidden costs and cancer coverage changes?

Liaw Yit Ming, co-founder and CEO of FHH, says markets under consideration include Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.

Just what the doctor ordered: Foundation Healthcare, backed by Temasek’s Seatown, eyes regional push

It will consider new equity for expansion via acquisitions or greenfield projects

More advisers are likely to be added if TPG opts for an IPO for Asia OneHealthcare.

TPG taps Maybank, UBS to explore Asia OneHealthcare sale or IPO: sources

TPG may decide to keep the Kuala Lumpur-based medical services provider

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung speaking at an event marking the 65th anniversary of Mount Alvernia Hospital on Thursday (Apr 9).

Plans to release land for private hospital in eastern S’pore, first in almost 20 years: Ong Ye Kung

The proposed hospital would have a capacity for between 300 and 400 hospital beds

Singapore's push towards preventive care adds between three and four hours of daily documentation, contributing to clinician burnout.
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Milkiway AI powers Singapore’s preventive care goals with its health report software

Clerical is aimed at reducing the administrative burden on healthcare professionals

India is the first major market to see a flood of copycat semaglutide medications.

Low-cost Ozempic copies launch in India as Novo Nordisk’s patent expires

One firm plans to make a semaglutide jab at a starting price of 1,290 rupees a month

AC Health's CEO Paolo Borromeo says the company is working on integrating all its healthcare assets.
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Big believer in ‘profit and purpose’: CEO of Ayala’s healthcare arm builds ‘ecosystem’ in Philippines

Ayala Corporation’s healthcare business unit is back in the black again and looking to expand