Philippines Targets Releasing USD 3.6 Billion to Fund Universal Health Care in 2021
The Department of Health (DOH) has estimated and proposed a total of PHP 182 billion (USD 3.6 billion) for the first year of the implementation of the Universal Health Care Law. The UHC was signed into law in February 2019 while the rules and regulations were released...
Singapore Medtech Firm with Gastric Cancer Diagnosis System Raises SGD 12 Million
Singaporean medtech company, Endofotonics, announced an investment of SGD 12 million (USD 8.6 million) from specialist healthcare investors Mr Tony Tan Choon Keat, Chairman of Singapore Medical Group (SMG) and Founding Managing Director of Parkway Holdings, and...
Thailand Accelerating Efforts to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine
Trials on monkeys have been launched for a COVID-19 vaccine being developed in Thailand, after positive results were seen in mice. The vaccine is being developed by the National Vaccine Institute, the Department of Medical Science and Chulalongkorn University’s...