The Indonesian government stepped up implementation of a multibillion dollar plan, proposed in late 2011, that would grant health insurance to all citizens beginning in 2014. Under the current system, called Jamkesmas, only 64% of the Indonesian population has health insurance. The... Read More
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) recently released a draft of the ASEAN Medical Device Directive (AMDD) for comments in August 2012. This draft aims to enhance and harmonize medical device regulations among member countries. ASEAN plans to implement the Directive by... Read More
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to introduce the ASEAN Medical Devices Directive (AMDD), a uniform set of regulations that will cover all 10 of its member states. The AMDD will be written based on the Global Harmonization Task... Read More
Korea’s Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) and Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (NADFC) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on safety and quality standards. This is the first inter-country MOU signed by the Indonesian NADFC. Prior to this... Read More
Asia’s middle class is growing faster than any other continent in the world. By 2030, Asia is expected to contain two-thirds of the world’s middle class. A recent OECD study projected that this rising middle class will increase consumer spending in Asia... Read More
The Indonesian pharmaceutical market was estimated to be around US$4 billion in 2011. The countrys pharmaceutical market has been steadily growing. Along with increased domestic demand, sales of prescription drugs are expected to grow approximately 12% in 2012, according to IMS Health... Read More
The Indonesian medical device market is worth about $500 million in 2010 and is largely dominated by imports. Foreign companies who want to sell their medical devices in Indonesia need to obtain two licenses — a Distributor’s License and a Product License.... Read More
Asia's cases of diabetes are at an all-time high. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that more than 125 million people in Asia are suffering from the condition this year. These numbers are climbing quickly. There likely will be more than 200... Read More
Introduction With the United States emerging very slowly from a huge recession, some of Europe unable to pay its bills, and more restrictions coming from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an area where medical device companies may want to focus... Read More
The Ministry of Health in Indonesia is planning to make the prescription of generic drugs obligatory in state health facilities unless there are only non-generic drugs available. Indonesia’s Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said she will issue an official ministerial decree. This... Read More