Mabwell secures Pakistan's first Denosumab injection approval

Mabwell, a China-based biopharmaceutical company, and Pakistan's The Searle Company have jointly announced tha...

September 5, 2025 | Friday | News
ADB approves $106.9 M to strengthen secondary healthcare services in Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $106.9 million financing package to strengthen Sri Lanka’s seconda...

September 2, 2025 | Tuesday | News
US-based startup MindHYVE.ai revolutionises nursing education in Pakistan using AI

In a pioneering step towards elevating nursing education in Pakistan, MindHYVE.ai has signed strategic Memorandum o...

August 13, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea's International Vaccine Institute opens collaboration centre in Bhutan

The Bhutan-International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Collaborating Centre has been officially launched in Thimphu, Bhutan, m...

July 25, 2025 | Friday | News
India and Uzbekistan announce collaboration across education, business, healthcare

The Indo-Uzbek Education & Business Summit 2025, held on May 26th in New Delhi, marked a significant step in advanci...

May 26, 2025 | Monday | News
MindHYVE.ai forges strategic alliance to launch AGI-powered diagnostic intelligence across Pakistan

In a groundbreaking move to elevate clinical diagnostics nationwide, MindHYVE.ai™, a US-based pioneer in orchestra...

May 23, 2025 | Friday | News
WHO deploys PharmaJet’s needle-free injection system for polio eradication in Pakistan

US-based PharmaJet, a company that strives to improve the performance and outcomes of injectables with its enabling...

March 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
India and Nepal deepen science and technology partnership with new agreement

Marking a significant milestone in Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation between India and Nepal, the Council of ...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
GHIT announces $12.7 M worth investment for developing diagnostics and drugs for malaria, NTDs

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund, headquartered in Japan, has announced a total investment of approxi...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
BioIVT and Krishgen BioSystems partner to enhance clinical research in South Asia

US-based BioIVT, a global research partner and biospecimen solutions provider for drug and diagnostic development, has a...

November 8, 2024 | Friday | News
Beyond Medical Group (Singapore) and SingMed Medical Centre (Cambodia) strengthen Healthcare alliance

Beyond Medical Group Singapore and SingMed (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), estab...

August 14, 2024 | Wednesday | News
New human trials in India, Bangladesh offer hope for immediate protection against Nipah

Twenty-five years after the first human outbreak of Nipah virus, a novel Nipah monoclonal antibody, which could offer pe...

July 9, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Nepal's first surgical robot set to transform healthcare sector

SS Innovations, the developer of India’s first indigenous surgical robotic system- SSI Mantra, dedicated to making...

June 27, 2024 | Thursday | News
Roche's ScreenHer seeks to improve women’s access to diabetes care in Pakistan

Roche Diabetes Care Pakistan and social enterprise Greenstar Social Marketing are have announced a significant milestone...

February 26, 2024 | Monday | News
MGI to bring genomics products to ADK Hospital in the Maldives

China-based MGI Tech, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, has announced the ...

February 9, 2024 | Friday | News
Lord's Mark Industries targets export of 6.55 M+ diagnostic supplies to SAARC countries

With the recent launch of Export Division for diagnostic supplies by LordsMed, the global healthcare division of India-b...

January 19, 2024 | Friday | News
Indira IVF commences global aspirations, introduces first international hospital in Nepal

Indira IVF, India’s largest network of infertility treatment hospitals, has announced its international foray with...

January 15, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea and Sri Lanka strengthen foundation for greater cooperation in healthcare

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) in Korea, the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) ...

November 22, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Bhutan to digitise medicinal plants and herbs in collaboration with Singapore

In a landmark move, four eminent organisations have united under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This alliance aims...

November 21, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Zydus & Guardant Health promote use of next-gen genomic tests for advanced solid cancers in India and Nepal

Indian firm Zydus Lifesciences and US-based Guardant Health have signed a co-marketing agreement to jointly promote the ...

November 3, 2023 | Friday | News
World Bank approves $200 M to help Bangladesh improve primary healthcare services

The World Bank has approved $200 million to help Bangladesh improve primary healthcare services for treatment, preventio...

September 4, 2023 | Monday | News
BD hosts symposium on awareness building around cervical cancer screening at Nepal

To enable knowledge-sharing around cervical cancer screening especially the benefits of early screening with liquid-base...

August 26, 2023 | Saturday | News
India-Nepal collaboration to launch joint PhD programme in medical technology

In an important development for internationalisation, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H), India and Kathma...

August 8, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Indian healthcare startup Pristyn Care goes international, commences operations in Bangladesh

Pristyn Care, one of the largest elective surgery startups in India, is all set to revolutionise the healthcare landscap...

August 4, 2023 | Friday | News
South Korea injects $9.5 M to establish 100 bed hospital in Nepal

The Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal and the Embassy of Republic of Korea in Nepal have signed a Memorandum of U...

July 13, 2023 | Thursday | News
International Vaccine Institute enhances cholera surveillance in Nepal

As part of the ECHO project, South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has remodeled a microbiology l...

June 28, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Bangladesh inks MoU with US to facilitate biopharma research and biomanufacturing capacity

US-based Dyadic International, Inc has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Essential Drugs Company Lim...

June 23, 2023 | Friday | News
Study recommends heightened focus on quality AMR data generation in Bangladesh

CAPTURA, a Fleming Fund, UK Aid initiative, led by the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to increase the volume of q...

June 21, 2023 | Wednesday | News
CEPI invests up to $2.1 M for nipah virus research in Bangladesh, Malaysia

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), headquartered in Norway, has announced investments of up to $2.1...

June 20, 2023 | Tuesday | News
WHO initiates polio eradication campaign in Pakistan using needle-free syringes

PharmaJet, a US-based company engineering precision delivery systems that overcome the challenges of vaccine delivery, h...

May 24, 2023 | Wednesday | News
India & Bangladesh launch 50 Startups Exchange Programme

The first group of 10 startup companies under the 50 startups exchange programme between India and Bangladesh returned t...

May 19, 2023 | Friday | News
Malaysian Genomics inks agreement for expansion into Bangladesh

Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre (MGRC) Berhad, a leading genomics and biopharmaceutical specialist, has announced a s...

May 16, 2023 | Tuesday | News
World Bank approves $100 M to strengthen Nepal's healthcare system

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved $100 million in financing for the Nepa...

May 1, 2023 | Monday | News
Achieving high-quality healthcare in South Asian regions

In recent years, the South Asian healthcare industry has made rapid progress, contributing to the economy and well-being...

April 25, 2023 | Tuesday | Analysis
MedEasy acquires medicine delivery platform Alchemy to expand reach in Bangladesh

MedEasy, an online pharmacy and healthcare startup in Bangladesh, has acquired Alchemy, a Dhaka-based online pharmacy. W...

April 24, 2023 | Monday | News
Eli Lilly ensures patient access to high-quality affordable insulin in Bangladesh

American pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company will supply its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for human...

February 15, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Mobile app to help adolescents access public health services in Bangladesh

Millions of adolescents and youth in Bangladesh will be able to access health information and services through two onlin...

January 25, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Luye Pharma enters into new partnership with ICI Pakistan for mental healthcare

Luye Pharma Group, with R&D centres in China, the US and Europe, has entered a distribution and marke...

September 27, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Aster Pharmacy forays into Bangladesh in partnership with GD Assist

Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and ...

September 21, 2022 | Wednesday | News
ADB approves $10 M for COVID-19 vaccines in Bhutan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $10 million loan to help the Government of Bhutan purchase safe and effe...

August 2, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Korea, Bangladesh join forces to boost AMR response in South Asia

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and the Ministry of Health, and Family Welfare (MOHFW) of Bangla...

May 24, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Nepal strengthens cholera vaccination to help prevent and control outbreaks

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), in collaboration with SmileGate in Korea and Nepalese partners, wil...

May 11, 2022 | Wednesday | News
Eppendorf India partners with Stilla Technologies

Eppendorf India will distribute the products of Stilla Technologies in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.  The...

April 28, 2022 | Thursday | News
Pakistan receives funding worth $11.7 M for mix-and-match trial of COVID-19 vaccines

Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Aga Khan University (AKU) have announced a n...

November 25, 2021 | Thursday | News
Bangladesh inks COVID-19 vaccine production agreement with China

An agreement has been signed between the Sinopharm of China, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, People’s Repub...

August 17, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Sri Lanka receives first batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines

A consignment of Pfizer vaccines arrived in Colombo on 5th July, the first batch of 800,000 doses to be delivered in the...

July 6, 2021 | Tuesday | News
ADB approves loan worth $940 M for Bangladesh to purchase COVID-19 vaccines

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan package of $940 million for the Government of Bangladesh to purchas...

June 23, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Digital Diagnostics, Orbis International to enhance eye care in Bangladesh

Digital Diagnostics, developers of IDx-DR, an FDA De Novo-cleared autonomous AI system for the detection of diabeti...

June 15, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Bangladesh approves Sputnik V vaccine

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announces that the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) under the...

April 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News
IVI inks MoU with the Nepal Health Research Council

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea and the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) have s...

March 15, 2021 | Monday | News
Pakistan approves Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announces the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been approved by ...

February 10, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Neusoft Medical, DEA push Sino-Pakistan cooperation in healthcare

China based Neusoft Medical Systems Co, Ltd (Neusoft Medical) has announced the cloud signing of a memorandum of underst...

December 23, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Hester Biosciences Nepal unveils live thermo-tolerant PPR vaccine

Hester Nepal recently got the regulatory approval and marketing authorisation from Department of Drug Administration (DD...

November 23, 2020 | Monday | News
GCI extends programmes to Bangladesh for underserved cancer patients

Global Cancer Institute (GCI), which is focused on improving survival rates for underserved cancer patients worldwi...

October 30, 2020 | Friday | News
RDIF, Trinity Pharma to supply 25M doses of Sputnik V to Nepal

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, and one of the leading pharmaceutical d...

September 29, 2020 | Tuesday | News
eGeneration partners with Bangladesh govt to tackle pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the whole world and Bangladesh is no different. The country has observed th...

September 16, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Korean CRO to conduct Ph III trial of Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine candidate in Bangladesh

Korea's LSK Global PS, a leading CRO to run Sinovac Phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial in Bangladesh. The company would m...

September 4, 2020 | Friday | News
Beximco inks COVID-19 vaccine pact with Serum Institute of India

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited (BPL) in Bangladesh and the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd (SII), have announced an a...

August 31, 2020 | Monday | News
Eli Lilly & HPL launch once-a-week T2D drug in Bangladesh

Bangladesh based Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (HPL) and Eli Lilly & Company recently announced the...

August 10, 2020 | Monday | News
ICCBS- Karachi signs MoU with Chinese Institute on S&T

The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi (ICCBS) and Tianjin Institute of In...

January 15, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Bhutan Govt to focus on eradication of poor vision

Essilor, a French-based international ophthalmic optics company, commits to further expanding its unique inclusive busin...

December 10, 2018 | Monday | News
ADB grants $50M to tackle lifestyle diseases in Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a grant and loan package worth $50 million to support Sri Lanka’s h...

November 2, 2018 | Friday | News
Hypertension patients to significantly rise in South Asia

Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular and kidney diseases and over 1.5 billion are expected to be affected...

October 1, 2018 | Monday | News
NH establishes strategic foray into Bangladesh

NH Health Bangladesh Private Limited, a step-down subsidiary of Narayana Hrudayalaya Limited, has entered into definitiv...

September 12, 2018 | Wednesday | News
WHO declares Sri Lanka free from Rubella

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Sri Lanka as a Rubella-free-country. WHO Regional Director for South-E...

September 6, 2018 | Thursday | News
Melstacorp to enter healthcare sector

Sri Lanka's listed conglomerate Melstacorp Plc, the parent company of listed liquor producer Distilleries Company, is pl...

August 22, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Glenmark inks pact with True North for pain management

Glenmaerk has formed a joint venture with private equity firm True North for its pain management and orthopedi...

August 11, 2018 | Saturday | News
Pakistan works towards better healthcare & medical education

The Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America (OPEN), the Aga Khan University (AKU) and a Pakistani multi...

August 9, 2018 | Thursday | News
Sri Lanka to receive healthcare funding from Japan

Sri Lanka will be getting a concessionary yen facility worth 15.5 billion rupees from the government of Japan to boost s...

July 20, 2018 | Friday | News
Glenmark launches Helsinn's Akynzeo in India

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a research-led global integrated pharmaceutical company, and Helsinn, a Swiss pharmaceutic...

July 11, 2018 | Wednesday | News

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