New WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2019

WHO has announced the appointment of Professor Keizo Takemi as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage. Professor Takemi is an internationally renowned advocate on global hea...Read more

World Bank provides $400M to eliminate TB in India

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Jul, 2019

The World Bank and the Government of India have signed a loan agreement of $400 million for the Program Towards Elimination of Tuberculosis (TB). The program aims to improve the coverage a...Read more

AstraZeneca launches 'Cancer Can Give' movement

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Jun, 2019

In celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day, AstraZeneca, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, on 27 June 2019, announced the launch of the ‘Cancer Can Give’ mov...Read more

The Hippo Pathway Keeps Cancer at Bay

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Jun, 2019

A cancer research project conducted recently at the Weizmann Institute of Science evokes an unusual image: hippos. The research is not about the weighty, mud-basking mammals, but about the ...Read more

Fresenius Medical Care opens a new dialysis learning hub

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Jun, 2019

Philippines: With the worldwide demand for dialysis projected to more than double by 2030, and with most of that growth coming from Asia1, there is an urgent need for health care profe...Read more

NIH launches large TB prevention trial

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Jun, 2019

A large clinical trial to assess treatments for preventing people at high risk from developing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has begun. The study is comparing the safety and eff...Read more

New Multi-Partner Trust Fund launched to combat antimicrobial resistance globally

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2019

In a major boost to combat one of the gravest risks to global health a funding vehicle allowing partners to devote resources to accelerate global action against Antimicrobial Resistance (AM...Read more

Livestock Philippines 2019 exhibition postponed due to concerns of African Swine Fever

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Jun, 2019

The Department of Agriculture has implemented tightened quarantine controls as one of its strategies since the outbreak started last year. As a result, the Department and the local swine in...Read more

Optum completes acquisition of DaVita Medical Group from DaVita

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2019

Optum, a leading health services company, completed its acquisition of DaVita Medical Group, one of the nation’s leading independent medical groups, from DaVita Inc. As part of the tr...Read more

SingHealth receives $40M for further medical research

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2019

SingHealth,  the largest public healthcare cluster in Singapore, has received a $40 million gift from Ngee Ann Development (a subsidiary of The Ngee Ann Kongsi) that will greatly ...Read more

George Clinical announces the appointment of Meelian Hoh as CFO

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Jun, 2019

George Clinical, a global scientifically driven CRO has announced the appointment of Meelian Hoh to the role of Chief Financial Officer. With extensive financial management experience spann...Read more

Ping An Good Doctor to develop new healthcare ecosystem

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jun, 2019

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor"), a world leading internet medical and healthcare service provider, has announced a strategic partnership with ...Read more

Need better collaboration to eliminate Malaria in Asia

Healthcare |  Opinion | By Dr Ben Rolfe, Deborah Gildea | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2019

Singapore eliminated malaria in 1982. Now elimination looks possible across much of Southeast Asia. Over the entire Asian region, substantial financial and political commitment over many ye...Read more

Collaboration between France and WHO to realize vision of WHO Academy

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jun, 2019

Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General recently met at WHO Headquarters in Geneva. They signed a Declaration of Intent to...Read more

Experts underline Need for Harm Reduction at Global forum on Nicotine

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2019

The 6th Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), the only international conference that focuses on the role of safer nicotine products, saw the presence of 650 public health experts, academicia...Read more

AXA Hong Kong, CUHK, Oxford VR launch VR therapy solution

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2019

AXA Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Oxford VR (OVR) have jointly launched a first-of-its-kind advanced psychological therapy using virtual reality (VR) t...Read more

BlackStone Therapeutics closes $76 m Series B financing

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2019

BlackThorn Therapeutics, a clinical-stage, neurobehavioral health company pioneering next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to advance targeted therapeutics, today announ...Read more

AllMed Healthcare Management joins fight to end opioid epidemic

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2019

AllMed Healthcare Management has announced a corporate initiative designed to increase coverage of and access to evidence-based addiction treatment. A cornerstone of the initiative is a par...Read more