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Sri Lanka offers India assistance to probe kidney racket
The Sri Lankan police on Thursday offered to assist India to investigate an alleged kidney racket involving both countries. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said that while there are reports that the Indian police are considering sending a team to Sri […]
Obama to court SE Asia from increasingly extremist Malaysia
Malaysia’s government is battling against a smoking epidemic that threatens its young people — and it fears Barack Obama’s big Pacific trade deal will make the health crisis even worse. When the president, a reformed smoker himself, lands in Kuala […]
New healthcare devices launched in Bangalore
Healthcare and lifestyle giant Royal Philips launched six innovative products, mainly to address accessibility issues in healthcare. The products include diagnostic devices for heart problems, an ultrasound scanner and a device to monitor maternal and child health. The products were […]
Japan fails to get measles-free country status
The World Health Organization has declined to certify Japan as free of measles. A Japanese expert on infectious disease control, Nobuhiko Okabe, says the WHO did not accept Japan’s request to recognize the eradication of measles in the country at […]
Healthcare needs of the poor require urgent attention
Leave aside the semantics, both the Congress and the BJP promised in their manifestos to lower out of pocket expenditure on healthcare that pushes a large number of Indians over the poverty line. When UPA-I came to power in 2004, […]
International SOS sees increase in demand for Malaria advice
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk services company, has seen a 27% rise in the number of calls for information and advice on malaria since 2010. In 2013 the Group dealt with approximately 870 malaria cases […]
Investors rush Into China health care
After hitting a record level last year, dealmaking in China’s health-care sector is expected to grow feverish as the Chinese government further opens hospitals to foreign investment and the nation’s drug companies become ripe for consolidation. The total value of […]
10 more countries to support “Tobacco Free Generation” project
SINGAPORE: A project by the National Cancer Centre Singapore to push for a Tobacco-Free Generation (TFG) has garnered the support of 10 other countries in Asia. Eleven directors of leading cancer centres in Asia have come together to agree on […]
Half of Saudi women don’t perform any physical activity
A survey conducted by the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has revealed that around half of the country’s females and 33 percent of males do not perform any form of physical activity. The survey’s results, published in the Saudi-based […]
Revealed: How much Dubai spent on healthcare
Dubai residents spent Dh10 billion on healthcare in 2012, according to official figures released today. Around 74 per cent of the money was spent on curative care, 20 per cent on medicines and medical equipment and 6 per cent for […]
