27-Oct-17 Malaysia proposed plans to increase healthcare spending to RM27 bn (USD6.4 bn) in 2018. One priority will be new hospitals and wards, such as new women and children wards in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan and Putrajaya Hospital. [image: Yusof Mat Isa]

18-Oct-17 Johnson & Johnson took a USD10 mn hit on its international knee implant business in the 2017 July-September quarter, which it blamed on price cuts in India. [image: ET Healthworld]

18-Oct-17  Prices of cardiac stents and knee implants in India have been cut by 70-80%, a result of government price caps, sounding alarm bells for international players and potentially undermining future foreign investments in the sector. [image: Times Now]

18-Oct-17 The medical devices industry in India is valued at USD5.2 bn, says the Make-in-India survey, contributing 4-5% to the USD97 bn healthcare industry with its 800 medical device manufacturers, with an average turnover of INR500 mn (USD7.7 mn). [image: Reuters] 

17-Oct-17 The medical device industry in Asia is facing an accelerated pace of change as it approaches an expected market size of USD88 billion in 2020, driven by an ageing population, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and increases in spending. [image: Pharma Intelligence]