NURA Health Screening Centre by Fujifilm opens in Mongolia

Fujifilm Corporation has announced the upcoming opening of a new "NURA" health screening centre focusing on cancer and l...

September 18, 2023 | Monday | News
Taiwan launches National Lung Cancer Early Detection Programme

The Taiwan National Lung Cancer Early Detection Programme has detected 85 percent of lung cancer cases at either a phase...

September 16, 2023 | Saturday | News
National study in Australia to investigate risk factors for back and neck pain

Experts from the University of Adelaide are leading the Australian Longitudinal Study on Back and Neck Pain and are work...

September 16, 2023 | Saturday | News
Africa CDC, France sign MoU to strengthen public health systems in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the government of France have signed a Memorandum...

September 14, 2023 | Thursday | News
Icon Group and Sunsuria Healthcare partner to elevate cancer care services in Malaysia

Icon Group has joined with Sunsuria Healthcare in a new joint venture partnership and signs a MoU which allows Icon Suns...

September 14, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japan's Takeda Pharma commits $30+ M in five new global CSR partnerships

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda has announced five new partnerships to its Global Corporate Social Respons...

September 13, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korea & Vietnam to expand collaboration on drugs and medical devices into cosmetic sector

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), South Korea is holding a bilateral collaboration meeting with the Drug...

September 13, 2023 | Wednesday | News
New model to accelerate access to important antibiotics for serious bacterial infections

A new agreement is poised to accelerate antibiotic access for tens of thousands of patients in regions with the highest ...

September 12, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Singapore National Eye Centre receives S$ 1 M to combat age-related macular degeneration

Tanoto Foundation has announced a donation of S$1 million to the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) to support a three...

September 8, 2023 | Friday | News
Global HPV Consortium launches in Kuala Lumpur to end cervical cancer

The Global HPV Consortium, a worldwide public and private collaboration focused on accelerating prevention of Human Papi...

September 5, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong publishes policy paper on university-industry collaboration for Chinese Medicine innovation

The Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology (PReCIT) and the Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovatio...

September 5, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Korean Health Ministry earmarks KRW 122.5 Trillion for 2024 budget, up 12.2% from 2023

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) in South Korea said the 2024 budget has been approved at Cabinet Meeting....

September 4, 2023 | Monday | News
World's largest genetic study reveals new insights on why epilepsy develops

Specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy have been discovered, in the largest genetic s...

September 4, 2023 | Monday | News
BIO Asia-Taiwan 2023: Embracing Asian Dynamics around precision health and CDMO

Coverage By Hithaishi Bhaskar The Taiwan Bio Industry Organization (Taiwan BIO) and the global Biotechnology Innovation...

August 31, 2023 | Thursday | News
World Bank approves $200 M to help Bangladesh improve primary healthcare services

The World Bank has approved $200 million to help Bangladesh improve primary healthcare services for treatment, preventio...

September 4, 2023 | Monday | News
World's first public hospital's healthy longevity clinic opens at Singapore

The National University Health System (NUHS), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Alexandra Hospital (AH) in Singapo...

September 2, 2023 | Saturday | News
National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS) announces new leadership

Adjunct Associate Professor Chee Cheng, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)  (Right) Pro...

August 30, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's SingHealth Polyclinics launches the Primary Care Research Institute

Singapore's SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) launched the Primary Care Research Institute (PCRI) on 29 August, where multidi...

August 29, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Ramping up Alzheimer's prevention & care

In the absence of a universally available disease modifying treatment or cure, risk reduction represents one of the few ...

September 1, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
“To diagnose and treat early dementia, digital screening tools and interventions have become a rising trend"

Could you provide an overview of DRCS?  Dementia Research Centre Singapore (DRCS), is a research centre focusing o...

September 1, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
Regulatory Landscape of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Across Asia

Of all the regions on the global stage, Asia-Pacific (APAC) emerges as an intriguing landscape, beaming with opportuniti...

September 1, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
IHH Healthcare increases stake in Gleneagles Global Hospitals in India to meet growth strategy

IHH Healthcare Bhd (“IHH”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gleneagles Development Private Limited, has ...

August 28, 2023 | Monday | News
WHO signs new licensing agreements on COVID-19 technologies

The World Health Organisation (WHO) COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilita...

August 29, 2023 | Tuesday | News
“We need concerted action that brings together everyone's work to solve the CVD crisis”

Can you provide an overview of the APAC CVD Alliance's mission and objectives? What was the rationale behind forming thi...

September 1, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
“Policies that help to add value to the R&D ecosystem are essential to empower Indian medical device sector”

What are the key global highlights at OMRON Healthcare for FY 2023-24?  OMRON Healthcare, worldwide, strives to wo...

September 1, 2023 | Friday | Opinion