Thailand is a leader in healthcare among ASEAN countries and the health sector is expected to grow by about 8% per year over the next five years. Universal Healthcare, known as Universal Coverage (UC) was introduced in 2003 and now, over 99%... Read More
Thailand is leading clinical trial research in Southeast Asia, with potential for continued growth in coming years. An increasing number of overseas pharmaceutical companies are finding Thailand to be a prime destination to conduct drug clinical trials. Researchers are able to host... Read More
Multiple countries in the APAC region have been experiencing outbreaks of preventable diseases in 2016. The number of Singapore’s measles cases doubled in the first half of 2016 compared to the same time period in 2015, while Malaysia’s tripled from 2015 to... Read More
While the US and EU have been using health economics outcomes for drugs and devices for a number of years, Asia is behind in this area. Much of this is caused by the lack of standardized systems, regulations, and resources needed to... Read More
Under the Medical Device Act of 2008, companies with registered medical devices (business operators) must prepare and submit reports about malfunctions experienced by medical devices to the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning devices they manufacture, import, sell, or where the... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an international organization made up of 10 countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. ASEAN has a... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. The development of low-cost, high-quality smartphones is changing the way that patients and doctors communicate with one another. This new trend is the result of medical device companies teaming up with software developers to harness... Read More
A recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that childhood obesity is a growing problem in Asia. According to the report, in 2014, 48% of the world’s overweight children (5 years old or younger) were living in Asia. In high... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. As economies around the world struggle for growth, countries in Asia are riding the wave of one of the world’s fastest growing industries—medical tourism. Industry growth rates in the region are hovering around 25%, according... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Wearable electronic devices such as Apple’s iWatch or the Fitbit have become ubiquitous in advanced economies in the West, and they are catching up in Asia. Wearable medical devices such as electronic cardiogram skin patches,... Read More