16-Nov-16 Taking inspiration from Thailand, a sound information technology platform could enable effective universal health coverage in India. Thailand has leveraged technology extensively. Its national registration database forms the backbone of all health schemes in the country, ensuring that a beneficiary cannot enrol in two schemes - something India could learn from as the National Health Protection Scheme launch approaches. [image: AFP]

11-Nov-16 Brooklyn-based Carlos Arnaiz Architects has announced plans for a hospital and trauma center in Baler, Philippines. As the first combined Hospital and Trauma Center in the country, the project will improve medical support in this remote area. With a daily patient capacity of 75 people, it will feature maternity wards, imaging, operating rooms, a chapel and a café. [image: CAZA Architects]

09-Nov-16 As Thailand becomes Southeast Asia's first ageing society, technology creators develop innovations that will ensure a better life for the elderly. Two communities - Saensuk municipality in Chon Buri and Muang district in Nakhon Si Thammarat - are working with the Tambon Health Promoting Hospitals on IoT tech to help take care of seniors. [image: Dinsow Mini]

09-Nov-16 InterSystems and Bumrungrad International Hospital have announced a plan to implement InterSystems' unified healthcare information system and interoperability solution, to enable Bumrungrad to become a fully digital hospital. The system will provide a web-based, secure electronic medical record to support medical staff in their clinical decision-making and provide the opportunity to strengthen patient safety and successful outcomes. [image: InterSystems]

08-Nov-16 The cost of sequencing a human genome has plummeted over the past 15 years USD1,000. In Singapore, the Centre for Big Data and Integrative Genomics, part of government agency A*STAR, is supporting the Platinum Genome Project to construct reference genomes for the Chinese, Malay and Indian populations in the country. [image: Pixabay]