Cancer is growing very quickly in China. At the same time, Chinese citizens are becoming wealthier and demanding higher quality medical products and services. Thus, Western medical device companies marketing their cancer products in China are seeing rapidly increasing demand. Western medical... Read More
Joko Widodo was inaugurated as the new President of Indonesia on October 20, 2014. One of the tough challenges Widodo’s administration will face is reforming the healthcare system. Indonesia has a complicated, decentralized healthcare system that spreads responsibility from the national level... Read More
Japan is a rapidly aging society with one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Today, more than 23% of Japanese -- 30 million people -- are over the age of 65. By 2025, this will jump to 33%. Japan has... Read More
Asians develop heart failure at an average age of 61, approximately a decade earlier than patients in the U.S. and Europe. Because many Asian patients do not understand the disease or the early stage symptoms, the five-year survival rate is very low.... Read More
亚洲人心脏衰竭发生的平均年龄在61岁 Read More
There is a wealth of opportunities for healthcare companies looking to expand to the Asian markets. This presentation provides an overview of important business and regulatory issues to consider for medical device companies interested in Asia. To view these presentation slides,... Read More
In late June 2014, the Japanese Cabinet approved Prime Minister Shinzo Abes new economic growth strategy. One of the proposed reforms is to deregulate some of Japans highly protected industries -- including healthcare. A key pillar of Abes economic strategy is expanding... Read More
Over the past 30 years, Chinas extraordinary economic development has lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese out of poverty. However, this progress has come at a significant environmental cost. Pollution has led to a multitude of health issues in China -- such... Read More
With a population of 1.2 billion, India has the 3rd largest medical device market in Asia. The total diagnostic and medical equipment market in India is valued at almost $4 billion and is growing 18% per year. However, India faces an increasing... Read More
在过去的30年里，中国非凡的经济发展使数亿中国人脱贫致富，但是这种发展是带有沉重的代价的。环境污染已经在中国引起各种各样的健康问题，比如癌症、呼吸道感染和心脏病，每年导致多达120万人的过早死亡。治疗和缓解与污染有关疾病的药物和医疗设备的市场在快速增长，而西方医药和医疗设备公司现在进入市场的话也可以获利。 Read More