23-May-17 The Malaysian healthcare travel sector recorded a significant increase in revenue from RM527 mn (USD124 mn) in 2011 to RM1.1 bn (USD258 mn) in 2016, resulting from collaborations with markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. [image: Yusof Mat Isa]

23-May-17 DKSH, the biggest player in the Myanmar healthcare market, and the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have signed an agreement to provide Myanmar patients better treatment options in vascular disease, arterial hypertension, cancer and diabetes. [image: DKSH]

22-May-17 GE Healthcare has entered the Indian pharma sector with its biologics, biopharmaceutical targeted, single-use manufacturing platform called FlexFactory with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories as its first customer. The company so far, has installed the FlexFactory at 23 pharma companies worldwide. [image: GE Healthcare]

22-May-17 Singapore eDevelopment has initiated research on a new universal therapeutic drug platform, known as Linebacker, to combat a range of diseases including Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer. The research will be led by two-time Nobel Prize nominee Daryl Thompson. [image: ET Healthworld / BBCL]

22-May-17 A study carried out in Latin American countries concluded that most efforts of the health system concentrate on the higher income population while neglecting the needs of the lower income classes, driven by the high cost of drugs. [image: Global Health Intelligence]