23-Sep-14 Vietnam has made progress towards universal social health insurance, currently providing coverage to more than half and heading towards 75% by 2015 and 80% by 2020. The country is also funding healthcare system investment and installing the latest technologies and state-of-the-art infrastructure.

23-Sep-14 A new partnership between HelloMD in the US and Crosswave Management in China will provide people in China with access to the top 1% of US doctors. Patients can use smartphones and tablets for video consultations, or simply speak to a doctor by phone. But will they understand each other? [image: HelloMD]

18-Sep-14 The provincial government of Sichuan is constructing 10 new hospitals with an integrated telemedicine system that aims to promote resource sharing between hospitals. This is part of an initiative from the central government announced in August, requiring local government to include telemedicine services in their planning and to provide capital support.

15-Sep-14 Qatar aims to subdue healthcare cost inflation through a combination of its national health insurance scheme, sophisticated information systems and Health Technology Assessments.

10-Sep-14 Philips announced it is investing in a new tele-healthcare centre in Singapore that will enable hospitals to monitor patients remotely and treat them at home from 2016. Philips sees Singapore as a "vital innovation hub".