Starting June 1, Singapore no longer requires certain low risk medical devices, such as sterile medical examination gloves and intravenous sets, to be registered with the government before they are offered for sale. The change announced by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority, the... Read More
An alarming jump in mental illness in some of Asia’s fastest developing countries has made the region the third largest market in the world for mental health therapeutics, even as social stigma and lack of professional services leave a majority of the... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Driven largely by hepatitis in its various forms, liver disease has long been a fixture of life in China and Southeast Asia. Over the past three decades, public health programs in the region have... Read More
The rise of more advanced treatments and medical facilities in Asia is driving strong growth in the market for endoscopic devices, according to a report by Transparency Market Research. The use of endoscopic devices in the diagnosis of various diseases and infections... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. From manufacturing medical devices and dental implants to bioprinting organs for transplant, 3-D printing is on the verge of revolutionizing healthcare in the coming years. With the 3-D printing market for medical devices alone expected... Read More
The Asia-Pacific medical imaging market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of about 10 percent from 2017 to 2021, according to a report by Technavio. The growth is being driven by technological advancements such as 4-D medical imaging,... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Chronic diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases, are responsible for approximately 70% of all deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization. The four main categories of chronic diseases are cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory... Read More
Asian countries are growing more concerned by rising obesity levels among their populations. While Asia still has some of the lowest rates worldwide of people classed as overweight or obese, the region has seen an alarming increase in recent years. The trend... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Asian governments have decided that developing new and more medical device products will bring growth (and profits) to their countries and enhance their domestic healthcare systems. Thus, we now see many new Asian governments... Read More
Singapore announced plans on November 8, 2017 to introduce new legislation making it compulsory for medical providers to contribute data to the country’s National Electronic Health Record (NEHR). The NEHR was set up in 2011, but contributions of medical data have so... Read More