Healthcare
Why Raffles Medical might be biting off more than it can chew
                                                                                 
                    
                    
  Its plans to expand in China spell further cost pressures.
                
                                
            Why Raffles Medical might be biting off more than it can chew
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            
  Its plans to expand in China spell further cost pressures.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Generics market stifles Korea medicine sales growth outlook
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  No thanks to younger population preferring this over branded ones.
                    
                                        
                    
                Asia Pacific healthcare market predicted to expand to US$2.3b
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  South Asia market will drive much of the growth.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore's healthcare spending to jump over 5% of GDP by 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  But it's still below regional average spend.
                    
                                        
                    
                Asia-Pacific healthcare IT market to hit double-digit growth in the next six years
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Japan and India account for more than half of market share.
                    
                                        
                    
                Healthcare CEOs becoming more wary of cybersecurity challenges
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Most, however, are not taking proactive measures against cyber threats.
                    
                                        
                    
                Guangzhou is China's top city for healthcare
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Centralization of healthcare services resulting in various problems.
                    
                                        
                    
                National University of Singapore launches “calculator” to predict risk for hospital readmission
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The web-based tool helps identify patients who are at high risk of readmission within 15 days.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japan to remain Asia-Pacific's most attractive pharmaceuticals market
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Despite a pricing regime that limits revenue-generation opportunities for companies.
                    
                                        
                    
                Farrer Park Hospital CEO to tackle healthcare innovation in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  How should "high touch" be intertwined with "high tech"?
                    
                                        
                    
                Taiwan faces headwinds in upgrading long-term care
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Training for caregivers is still inadequate.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong's silver population is catching up to Japan
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  2.4m Hong Kongers will be over 65 years old by 2035.
                    
                                        
                    
                China's drugmakers face headwinds despite regulatory improvements
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Accessibility to innovative medicines is still an issue.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore's health ministry to inject $24m funding to strengthen manpower
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  About 9,000 additional staff will be needed until 2020.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why you shouldn't miss 2017 Healthcare Asia's Leadership Roundtable
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Thought leaders from 7 hospitals will be converging in one roundtable.
                    
                                        
                    
                Leading innovators to kick off BioPharma Asia Convention 2017 in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  It will be on March 22, 2017.
                    
                                        
                    
                Raffles Medical Group's full-year profit up 1.3% to $70.2m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Thanks to healthcare services' 30.8% revenue growth.