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Reforms could end universal healthcare in Thailand

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24-May-18 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is planning reforms that could weaken health security in Thailand. Experts worry that universal coverage is set to be degraded to cover the poorest members of society only. [image: Chiang Rai Times]

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Singapore enhances access to medical devices

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22-May-18 Singapore's Health Sciences Authority has enhanced its legislation to facilitate faster access for certain lower risk medical devices and standalone mobile applications, with greater clarity for telehealth devices and high risk devices used to modify appearance or anatomy. [image: HSA]

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40 US lawmakers seek exemption on medical devices from China

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17-May-18 A bipartisan group of 40 lawmakers has urged US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to remove USD 3 bn worth of medical device exports from China from the list of products which faces additional tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. [image: ET Healthworld]

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Indian medical device public procurement norms come into force

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11-May-18 Medical devices, hospital equipment and diagnostic reagents in India should now have a minimum local content of 25-50% to qualify for public procurement, as the Department of Pharmaceuticals has finalised the new norms amid expressions of discontent. [image: News4Pharma]

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Jumia sets its sights on an expanding Egyptian e-commerce market

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07-May-18 Africa’s leading online shopping platform, Jumia, wants tenfold growth in revenue from Egypt. Jumia Egypt’s chief executive, Hesham Safwat, says he's urging the government to regulate informal retailers by offering them tax incentives when they market their goods online. [image: Bloomberg News]

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