PhilHealth Expedites Inclusion of all Filipinos in National Insurance Program
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has been accelerating the process to register all Filipinos in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP). As of August 2020, about 85.4% of the 110 million Filipinos were registered members of PhilHealth,...
Singapore Develops Blockchain and Smart Scanners in Fight Against COVID-19
Government-owned SGInnovate, in partnership with local startup Accredify, has developed a blockchain-based solution Digital Health Passport to facilitate more efficient management of personal COVID-19 medical records. The platform allows for medical documents of...
Thailand to Produce Drugs for all Types of Cancer Treatment
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has signed an agreement with PPT Public Co Ltd. to build a cancer pharmaceutical factory, the first in Thailand that will cover all types of oncology products, with the goal of reducing the cost of related drugs and...