17-Jun-15 First Myanmar Investments Co Ltd (FMI) and Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group have launched a healthcare JV in Myanmar with a USD420 million roll-out. The JV is planning up to 20 hospitals in its national network over 10 years, focusing first on setting up 12 hospitals within the next three to five years. [image: Pun Hlaing Siloam Hospitals]

17-Jun-15 Thailand's Board of Trade reports that health tourism continues to grow, predicting that the Thai healthcare business will grow by 15-20% in 2015. Health tourism generated national income of THB140 bn (USD4.2 bn) in 2014, reflectng 18% year-on-year growth. [image: Travel Daily News]

17-Jun-15 Stroke patients in Singapore are using iPads for remote rehabilitation in part of a trial - removing the need to visit a clinic. Tablets are used to guide patients through exercises using videos, while motion sensors capture data about their progress. [image: CNN]

14-Jun-15 A rural e-Health programme developed in Sarawak will be implemented in Peninsular Malaysia soon. The ‘Rural ICT-Guided Home-Based Technopreneur Community Healthcare Advancement Nurturing For Growth Ecosystem’ (RiGHT CHANGE) aims to provide rural people with easier access to e-Health services, allowing them to have online health checks instead of having to visit a city. [image: Wikicommons]

11-Jun-15 Singapore-based private equity firm Quadria Capital has raised USD304 million for healthcare investments in Asia. Managing partner Abrar Mir told reporters that two-thirds of the fund will be used for investments in Southeast Asia, while the remaining one-third will go to investments in South Asia. [image: Quadria Capital / AsiaOne Business]