Category: Top Story
Is India ready for better health care?
In the heat of the world’s largest election many of India’s biggest political parties are promising better health coverage for the south Asian nation’s citizens. The ruling Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi even recently promised free medicine and treatment for […]
Experts warn of long period of haze
The haze that is expected to hit Singapore in the coming months could go on for as long as three months, experts have warned. This is similar to what the Republic experienced in 1997, they said. Prolonged hazy skies could […]
Coup crisis could cost Thailand its medical tourism crown
Bangkok -Thailand is in danger of losing its crown as the world’s top destination for medical tourism if foreigners looking for low-cost, quality healthcare are scared off by political unrest, especially at a time of growing competition from Asian rivals. […]
More foreigners get medical treatment in Korea
The number of foreigners getting medical treatment in Korea rose by 36.9 per cent in 2013 from the year before, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. More than 210,000 foreign patients from 191 countries were treated in Korea […]
Taiwan’s affordable health technology: A model for other countries
Taiwan’s health technology assessments (HTAs) experience has shown that outstanding results can be produced on an annual budget that is significantly lower than those found in many Western countries. For this reason, middle-income countries seeking to build an HTA framework […]
Is Pakistan losing the battle against measles?
Pakistan has seen a growing number of measles cases in recent years, with more than 25,000 reported last year, including 321 deaths. “It is vital we bring the situation under control to save the lives of children and offer people […]
Wearables startups highlight health of South Korean innovation
Creators of health-related wearables including a shoe insole studded with sensors and an environmental monitoring device were among the 88 tech companies participating at the beLaunch startup event in Seoul last week. Companies at the event were more lively and […]
WHO reports increases for global life expectancy
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said the global life expectancy witnesses “large” gain for children born in 2012 than that born in 1990. The report, titled “World health statistics 2014” and released by WHO, based on global averages, […]
New discovery may lead to cheap cure for liver cancer
TAIPEI – A team of Taiwanese researchers have found a potential remedy for liver cancer in a drug used for treating arrhythmia that can be much cheaper and less toxic than existing treatments. The arrhythmia drug amiodarone has been shown […]
Leprosy staging comeback in Myanmar
More than a decade after Myanmar achieved an important public health benchmark by declaring leprosy “eliminated”, progress in the fight against the disease and the disabilities it causes is patchy, experts warn. In 2003 Myanmar achieved the World Health Organization’s […]
