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11-Dec-17 Faced with rising obesity rates and healthcare costs that are ballooning nearly as fast as people's waistlines, the Thai government has introduced an excise tax aimed at nudging beverage makers into making less sugary drinks. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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03-Dec-17 Private healthcare group Thomson Medical is tying up with the Health Promotion Board in Singapore to encourage members to adopt healthy habits and lifestyles, through a loyalty programme in which members receive tips such as eating and sleeping well. [image: Jonathan Choo / ST Photo]
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29-Nov-17 A telemedicine project has been inaugurated at New Karachi Hospital. Pakistan's Health Secretary Dr Pechuho said telemedicine was the way forward, noting “telemedicine projects will not only help in improving rural healthcare, but also improve quality of care all over.” [image: Daily Times]
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20-Nov-17 In January 2015, the Indonesian government launched an ambitious comprehensive health insurance system designed to make basic care available universally by 2019. Today the scheme faces nearly insurmountable financing and unpaid contribution related debts. [image: Asia Sentinel]
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09-Nov-17 MedTech startup UE LifeSciences is partnering with GE Healthcare to distribute its handheld medical device iBreaseExam, designed and developed specifically for large scale use in the developing world, for example in South Asia, South East Asia and Africa. [image: Deccan Herald]
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