Tencent deepens collaboration with WHO to combat COVID-19

China based Tencent Holdings Limited has announced to deepen collaboration with the World Health Organization ...

April 6, 2020 | Monday | News
WHO predicts Malaysia's COVID-19 cases to peak mid-April

The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the inf...

April 3, 2020 | Friday | News
Singapore launches two media platforms to update public on COVID-19

Gov.sg launched two new channels Gov.sg Telegram and Twitter for the public to get information on CO...

April 3, 2020 | Friday | News
Icon Group, Varian to advance cancer care

The Icon Cancer Centre Wahroonga in Australia has treated its first cancer patient with Varian Ethos™. T...

April 3, 2020 | Friday | News
WHO releases healthcare guidelines to tackle the pandemic

To help countries navigate through COVID-19 challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has updated operational ...

April 2, 2020 | Thursday | News
Yiling Pharmacy receives approval for herbal medicine in Thailand

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd has released a notice that they had received the approval of the m...

March 31, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Singapore's NGL expands affordable medical healthcare

Novena Global Lifecare (the "Company" or "NGL"), entrenches its footprint in Singapore for its medical he...

March 30, 2020 | Monday | News
Singapore, Malaysia conduct meeting for COVID-19 update

The second Singapore-Malaysia Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting was held via video conference on 24 March 2020. The meet...

March 27, 2020 | Friday | News
Help raise awareness to tackle COVID-19

The Code Life Ventilator Challenge is a 2-week sprint to collect the best ideas from anywhere in the world to ...

March 26, 2020 | Thursday | News
Rockwell Automation appoints new Regional Director, Southeast Asia

Rockwell Automation, Inc has announced the appointment of Marcelo Tarkieltaub as Regional Director, Southeast Asia. Base...

March 24, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Weizmann Institute develops coronavirus predictor

A method of predicting the coronavirus spread, pioneered and developed by Israel based Weizmann Institute scientists, ma...

March 24, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Alibaba, Jack Ma donate medical aid to more Asian nations

The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have announced plans to donate much-needed medical supplies to 1...

March 24, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Singapore researchers show Underweight diabetics are prone to TB

“’Persistent cough in underweight patients with diabetes warrants screening for active tuberculosis.” ...

March 23, 2020 | Monday | News
Alibaba releases handbook for COVID-19 healthcare workers

The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation are sharing some key lessons and experience from doctors and other medical...

March 18, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Pfizer Outlines Five-Point Plan to Battle COVID-19

Pfizer on 13 March 2020 issued a five-point plan calling on the biopharmaceutical industry to join the company in commit...

March 13, 2020 | Friday | News
Philips reveals poor sleeping pattern of Singaporeans

Singaporeans are sleeping more on average, getting 7 hours of sleep per night (vs 6.4 hours in 2019) – 6.7 hours o...

March 17, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Taiwan develops New Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

Ultrasound is widely used for conducting physical examinations, and plans are underway for expanding its application to ...

March 12, 2020 | Thursday | News
UN provides $15M in the fight against COVID-19

UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock has released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fu...

March 12, 2020 | Thursday | News
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome & Mastercard collaborate for COVID-19 therapies

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard have committed up to $125 million in seed funding to s...

March 11, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Singapore Launches "Sustainable Financing Framework" for ASEAN healthcare

As part of the "Driving comprehensive healthcare in ASEAN" initiative, EU-ASEAN Business Council, KPMG and SAN...

March 9, 2020 | Monday | News
Merck & WEHI discover novel class of Candidate Anti Malaria Agents

Merck and Australia’s leading biomedical research organisations Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Researc...

March 6, 2020 | Friday | News
LabCorp Launches Test for Coronavirus Disease

US based LabCorp, a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding patient care, is making it...

March 6, 2020 | Friday | News
ZALL sends medical supplies sourced over Asia to fight Coronavirus in Wuhan and Hubei

ZALL Smart Commerce Group (ZALL), the premier e-commerce group in Asia, is leading the charge to donate medical supplies...

March 5, 2020 | Thursday | News
Elsevier launches first branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine taxonomy

Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics, specializing in science and health, launched the first branch of its...

March 5, 2020 | Thursday | News
India ties up with Côte d'lvoire for healthcare cooperation

The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the ...

March 4, 2020 | Wednesday | News