Malaysia inks MoU with UK for more opportunities in healthcare

On her inaugural visit to Malaysia, Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affair...

November 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia develops bionic technology to assist people with nerve damage

A shoe insole using bionic technology to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance has been designed by Unive...

October 29, 2021 | Friday | News
South Korea partners with Europe for innovations in health and science

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea and the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI) have signed...

October 28, 2021 | Thursday | News
Clinical trial for generalised anxiety disorder receives ethics approval in Australia

Monash University in Australia has obtained ethics approval for a world-first clinical trial investigating psilocybin-as...

October 28, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia invests $85M to find solutions for major questions in human health

Seventeen multidisciplinary research teams will each receive $5 million in funding from the Australian government to fin...

October 22, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore embarks on first-of-its-kind collaboration for pilot health district

The Housing & Development Board (HDB), the National University Health System (NUHS) and the National University of S...

October 20, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Global leaders to foster best practice osteoporosis care in the Asia Pacific

More than 50 percent of the world’s hip fractures are expected to occur in the Asia Pacific by the year 2050. In a...

October 20, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH) 2021

Date: 24 November 2021 (Wednesday) Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | In-...

October 19, 2021 | Tuesday | News
PolyU to establish three research centres at the Hong Kong Science Park

In support of the Hong Kong government's new initiative, InnoHK Clusters, which aims to develop Hong Kong as a hub for g...

October 18, 2021 | Monday | News
TB deaths increase first time in over a decade: WHO 2021 report

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a de...

October 15, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore explores cost-effective method to reduce dengue

A team of experts led by the National Environment Agency in Singapore has suggested that dengue could be suppressed...

October 15, 2021 | Friday | News
India launches biggest health programme post-COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic showed the relevance of ‘One Health’ principles in the governance of infectious diseases, ...

October 15, 2021 | Friday | News
Global Healthcare Accreditation partners with Ratchaphruek Hospital in Thailand

US-based Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA), The Khon Kaen Chamber of Commerce and Ratchaphruek Hospital ha...

October 14, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia brings world's first children's mental health and wellbeing strategy

The Australian government has launched the world’s first National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Str...

October 13, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's Ngee Ann Polytechnic launches Robotics Research & Innovation Centre (RRIC)

Singapore's Ngee Ann Polytechnic launches Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s (NP) Robotics Research & Innovation Centre (R...

October 13, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Japan identifies emerging infectious disease caused by new 'nairovirus'

A previously unknown virus that can infect humans and cause disease has been identified by scientists in Japan. The nove...

October 8, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia launches new projects to combat brain injury in sports

The Australian government will boost funding to improve research and prevention of brain injuries and concussion for Aus...

October 8, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia to develop environmentally-friendly mosquito control tools

In a first for the Southern Hemisphere, researchers in Australia have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilise and er...

October 6, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore highlights 'screen time' as risk factor for myopia in children

A major global study linking the use of digital smart devices (smartphones and tablets) with myopia in childre...

October 6, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Testing Becoming Available in Some Areas

There’s no denying that there’s been a substantial increase in the number of COVID-19 cases around the count...

October 4, 2021 | Monday | Opinion
The Health Burden of Disease

The burden of disease is used to calculate and estimate a population’s overall health. It can give some insight in...

October 4, 2021 | Monday | Opinion
Singapore opens third unit under National University Polyclinics

Built over three years, Bukit Panjang Polyclinic has been officially opened by the Minister for Health, Ong Ye Kung toda...

October 4, 2021 | Monday | News
Therapeutic approaches for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death globally. In Malaysia, HCC is the eighth mos...

October 1, 2021 | Friday | Opinion
Healthcare leaders convene to empower women in digital health across APAC

On the occasion of World Contraception Day, healthcare professionals, policymakers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs...

September 30, 2021 | Thursday | Analysis
Indonesian commercial banks to finance the Indonesian healthcare sector

Bank Central Asia (BCA), a leading Indonesian commercial bank, and Impact Credit Solutions (ICS) have partnered to offer...

September 30, 2021 | Thursday | News