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China's healthcare spending tipped to grow 12.6% to $926.8b in 2020

The government is expected to account for the majority of the spending.

China's healthcare spending tipped to grow 12.6% to $926.8b in 2020

The government is expected to account for the majority of the spending.

APAC healthcare deal value dropped 29% to $11.5b in 2019

The total deal size in Southeast Asia surged to $2.4b.

Asia Pacific's medical inflation to hit 7.1% in 2020

Overuse of care by medical practitioners is one of the factors driving up costs.

China's API supply disruption worries pharma companies

A bulk of drug intermediates are sourced from China.

Philippines ramps up healthcare budget for 2020

The country’s government has allocated $3.2b to the health sector.

PwC calls for public-private partnership for Singapore healthtech startups

Startups must be given access to clinical trials and early clinical input, it said.

Challenges plague Asia's health tech assessment programmes

Solutions focus on improving HTAs’ integration to current drug pricing schemes.

Hurdles persist in Southeast Asia's UHC push despite $160b healthcare spend

Universal healthcare still struggles to take off in Myanmar and the Philippines.

Philippines sighted to spend $17.16b on healthcare

The approval of the universal healthcare bill is speeding up expenses in the country.

Tokyo tops hospital city rankings

It got stellar scores for access and quality of care.

Smart visa driven medical tourism boom threatens to overwhelm Thai public hospitals

About 1.4 million international patients received medical treatment in 2012.

Can the Philippines implement national membership programmes in its UHC push?

The private sector can be tapped for its extensive expertise in delivering high-quality care.

10 in 11 APAC healthcare groups saw negative shareholder returns in 2016-2018: Bain

Rising costs, evolving regulations and reimbursement pressure eroded profits.

Asian healthtech deals hit $2.5b

$595m went to firms geared towards health management solutions.

Migrant workers gain access to universal healthcare in Thailand

An estimated 1.5 million undocumented migrants registered with the Ministry of Public Health in 2018.

New York-listed New Frontier to buy China's United Family Healthcare for $1.44b

UFH is expected to be given the exclusive right to manage New Frontier Group’s 64,000 sqm flagship Shenzhen city center hospital.