24-May-14 Thailand is in danger of losing its position as the world's top destination for medical tourism if foreign patients looking for low-cost, quality healthcare are scared off by the ongoing political unrest, especially at a time of growing competition from Korea and the Philippines.

10-Feb-14 The World Health Organisation lauded the Philippine e-Health Strategic Framework, saying it pushes the Philippines way ahead of many other countries. The access issue is absolutely critical. Having an IT system that has at the core of it a telemedicine concept will be a way forward to be able to access remote and rural communities.

29-Jan-14 Myanmar's new Social Security Law means better benefits and more funding of medical treatment will start from Apr-14

23-Jan-14 A large proportion of the medical device market in Vietnam is supplied by imports and the sector is growing rapidly

02-Jan-14 More than 1,700 hospitals in Indonesia signed up as operators for social security in the country's new National Health Insurance scheme. In the first stage, the scheme will be delivered to 121 million people, or 48 percent of the population.