15-Jan-15 Two recently released studies predict that Indonesia’s government will be unable to achieve universal health coverage by 2019 as planned. There is a huge gap in access to healthcare between different regions. A lack of hospitals in underdeveloped regions has prevented people accessing healthcare, leading to low claim rates. [image: Moynier Liana]

07-Jan-15 Flexible wearable embedded systems and connected devices are poised to advance Malaysia’s healthcare industry. The government has established a ‘Connected Healthcare Cluster’, to drive technology advancements in the application of Internet of Things for the healthcare arena. [image: Connected World]

22-Dec-14 Singapore-based mHealth startup RingMD will be rolling out a platform offering audio and video medical solutions in North America in Jan-15. It also plans to establish an innovation centre in South Carolina. [image: mobihealthnews]

14-Dec-14 CellScope's objective is to establish mobile digital microscopy as a diagnostic platform that can be used by non-experts in remote settings. The mobile phone-based device can rapidly capture images or patient samples and transmit data wirelessly, allowing remote diagnosis followed by treatment at the point of care. [image: News 18]

09-Dec-14 Increasing numbers of hospitals in Vietnam are being equipped with modern technology and German companies are at the forefront: Siemens has been providing imaging and laboratory diagnostics since 1993, B. Braun is raising its investment in Vietnam to USD270 million, and other German firms doing well in Vietnam include Boehringer Ingelheim, Draeger, Rudolf Lietz, Fresenius Kabi, Bayer Schering and Merck. [image: Vietnam Investment Review]