09-Oct-17 China will allow the use of some drugs and medical devices based on approval by foreign regulators, in a move to increase access to its healthcare market, improve access to treatments, and streamline the approval process. [image: Think Advisor]

09-Oct-17 China will move forward public hospital payment and reimbursement reform to optimize resources for public health, in an effort to have medical expertise better reflected in prices and values, according to a decision at a State Council executive meeting. [image: Xinhua]

07-Oct-17 African heads of state and government recently issued a declaration and committed to accelerating implementation of the 2005 International Health Regulations, requesting that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO support the venture. [image: EC-OIE]

28-Sep-17 In Jun-17 Myanmar relaxed prohibitions on foreign trading, allowing 100% foreign-owned companies to sell certain hospital equipment. Myanmar needs to be less reliant on offshore manufacturing. With the increase in private medical insurance, opportunities abound for investors. [image: The Myanmar Times]

27-Sep-17 Livanova and MicroPort Scientific have announced that the companies’ Shanghai-based joint venture MicroPort Sorin Cardiac Rhythm Management obtained approval for its family of Rega pacemakers, from the China Food & Drug Administration. [image: Shine]