Vietnam Marks its First Robotically Assisted Brain Surgery

Feb 1, 2019

Nhan Dan 115 hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has successfully carried out the surgery on February 15 by Doctor Si and his colleagues, with the support of the vice president of Aurora Health Care (USA). The patient was a 67 year old woman hospitalized with a...

Indonesian Health Tech Startup Gorry Holdings Secures Fresh Funding

Jan 1, 2019

Jakarta-based health tech start-up, Gorry Holdings, has successfully raised funding from Singapore’s private equity firm, Heritas Capital Management, for an undisclosed amount. The funding will be utilized to create new services and speed up expansion across...

Healthy Growth Projected for Medical Device Export in 2019

Jan 1, 2019

Exports of Medical devices from Malaysia is expected to cross MYR 23 billion (USD 5.6 billion) in 2019, with the Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) projecting exports to achieve 8% year-on-year growth. In 2017 AMMI members recorded a combined export...

New Law in Philippines Aims to Enhance Government Response to HIV-AIDS

Jan 1, 2019

The Philippine government is going to strengthen its response to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases as President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Republic Act 11166, or the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of...