Swisslog Healthcare, a supplier of medication supply chain solutions and services, has acquired Talyst Systems, a market leader in pharmacy automation solutions for hospitals and long-term care facilities. Healthcare providers around the world share similar…
The transformative potential of 5G connectivity is becoming increasingly important in healthcare as patients start to demand more connected care through wearables, apps, and telehealth, according to Ericsson’s latest consumer lab report. The report, titled…
The Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare will remain experimental over the 2017-2020 period, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics said IoT has the potential to provide significant benefits but must compete for a share…
The country topped the list in the Health Governance Capacity Index (HGCI) by Brookings Institution. The HGCI aims at effectively utilizing private investment in healthcare research and development by measuring low and middle income economies’ governance…
In January, International Living (IL), an authority on global retirement and relocation opportunities, had put Malaysia in sixth place for its “10 Best Places to Retire” list. Part of the Annual Global Retirement Index, Malaysia received high scores in the…
The electronic system will also make insurance payments faster and more transparent. Vietnam plans to issue electronic health security cards to its citizens verifying their right to medical services, the Government Office said on Monday. Just as a social…
The government is intensifying efforts to support the country’s longstagnant pharmaceutical industry after opening up the sector to foreign investment in its latest revision to the negative investment list (DNI). The efforts were evident at a dialog on…
Data from WHO Global Health Expenditure Database has revealed that, in 2014, Indonesia’s spending on health care totaled only 2.8 percent of GDP. Compared to the global average of 9.9 percent, it goes without saying that our nation’s total expenditure for…
A market research report “Healthcare Supply Chain Management Market by Component (Software (Inventory (Order and Warehouse Management), Purchasing (Supplier, Strategic Sourcing)), Hardware (Barcode, RFID)), Delivery Mode (On-premise, Cloud) and End User –…
Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Wednesday stressed on the development of sports which have the potential to garner medals at international championships, including badminton, archery and weightlifting. “Prioritise development of games which have already…
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has officially approved the use of cloud services for advancing the country’s electronic health service capabilities. Specifically, Microsoft’s core cloud services Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online have been deemed to…
Panasonic Healthcare Indonesia, a local producer of equipment used in the health care industry, has set a target to increase sales by 70 percent over the next four years on the back of growing exports. The company, which is a subsidiary of the Japanese…
The country’s oldest conglomerate Ayala Corporation plans to expand its investments in the healthcare sector with the roll out of 100 retail clinics under the brand-name FamilyDoc over the next 3 years. Ayala Managing Director Paolo Borromeo said in an…
Less than a year after making its first foray into China’s healthcare sector, Singapore developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings has now set ambitious goals for itself: to set up integrated healthcare hubs in 20 to 40 Chinese cities. The concept will be…
Perennial Real Estate Holdings is diversifying from real-estate business in China by riding on the country’s growing healthcare industry. On Thursday, mainboard-listed Perennial entered into a joint venture with Guangdong Boai Medical Group to develop and…