Australia
More Funding to Support Rural Health Infrastructure
The Rudd Government will inject a further $6.1 million to improve local health infrastructure in 40 rural and remote communities throughout Australia.
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India
Rs 240 cr sanctioned for hospitals at Jammu, Sringar
The Centre today said that it has sanctioned Rs 240 crore for super-specialities in capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar in the state.
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South Korea
North Korea $40 Billion Assistance Package Drawn Up by South
South Korea has drawn up a $40 billion aid plan for North Korea contingent on progress in dismantling the communist nation’s nuclear program, according to a report to investors sent by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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New Zealand

Christchurch is set to get a new hospital worth hundreds of millions of dollars
The proposal includes dedicated cancer and children's facilities in one of Canterbury's biggest construction projects.
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China
China is driving growth in Healthcare IT in Asia Pacific
Worldwide vertical market IT spending is projected to be flat this year totalling US$2.7 trillion which is a 0.5 percent increase from 2008, according to Gartner. The Asia Pacific, however is forecasted to grow 2.9 percent, well ahead of the worldwide rate.
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Hong Kong
Rising Need for Private Hospitals in Hong Kong
The economic downturn is not dampening the demand for private hospitals in Hong Kong.
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India
Fortis announces its plans for a hospital in Hyderabad
One of India’s leading hospital chains, Fortis Healthcare, is looking to grow further with a new hospital in Hyderabad. Fortis already has a strong presence in central Southern India and Daljit Singh, the Fortis’ President of Strategic and Organizational Development, said that Hyderabad was their next consideration.
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Singapore
Singapore Eyes Qatar As Gateway to the Gulf
Over the next 20 years, the need for healthcare services in the Gulf is estimated to double. Which is why so many Singaporean companies are looking to Qatar as becoming the region’s gateway.
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China
CCB launches RMB-denominated healthcare PE fund
China Construction Bank Corp, the world's second-largest bank by market value, on Thursday said its wholly-owned investment banking unit, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, has launched its first RMB-denominated private-equity fund focused on China's healthcare sector.
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India
Apollo to invest $175 million on five new specialty hospitals for children
Healthcare services provider Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd plans to invest $150-175 million to set up five specialty hospitals for children, four in India and one likely in Nigeria, by 2011.
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Malaysia
KPJ Healthcare to buy hospital for RM38mil
KPJ Healthcare Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd is proposing to acquire Bandar Baru Klang Medical Centre building from Greenbelt View Sdn Bhd for RM38mil cash.
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Plan

Australia
Hindmarsh Group to build medical centre
THE private Hindmarsh Group is believed to have snared the building contract for the $200 million South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute ahead of a nervous three-week wait for the consortiums vying for construction rights to the neighbouring $1.7 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital.
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India
Lilavati Hospital to commence Rs 400 crore expansion soon
The Mumbai-based Lilavati Hospital is planning to expand its operations by setting up two more hospitals in Maharashtra and to build up more capacity to its existing facility with an overall investment of Rs 400 crore.
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India
Fortis Healthcare plans new model for tier II & III town
Fortis Healthcare, India’s second-largest healthcare service provider, plans to come up with a new model of healthcare delivery for tier-II and III towns.
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Asia

Healthcare infrastructure supports CRO growth in Asia
There has been an increase in the healthcare spending in the region from $44 billion in 2006 to $54 billion in 2007 and $62 billion in 2008 notes IMS MIDAS. This shows that the governments in the region are keen on providing good and better healthcare services to the citizens. The healthcare spending in public hospitals in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong has increased during 2007-08. Though there is a drop in the percentage growth of healthcare spending in India, it is attributed to the drop in the public sector spending. However, investors and private equity players continue to make investments in the Indian healthcare sector along with the private sector players. Same is the case with other countries in the region.
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China
Beijing puts public before profit with health reform blueprint
Beijing has released the long-awaited blueprint on health care reform in an attempt to turn a profit-obsessed medical system into a public service.
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India
Wockhardt to open seven new hi-tech hospitals
Wockhardt Hospital Ltd is expanding its operations with seven new super-speciality hospitals at major locations across India. In addition to the new hospitals, Wockhardt Hospital Ltd will increase its bed capacity at some of its existing hospitals by investing some INR 700 crore by 2010.
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Iraq
Health Summit to take forward Iraq's new direction on healthcare
In partnership with the Ministry of Health of the government of Iraq, the Iraq Development Program (IDP) has announced that the official Iraq Health Summit will be held on 24-25 January 2009 in Dubai, UAE.
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Thailand
Thailand’s New Economic Stimulus Package to Include Healthcare
Thailand has launched a second round of economic measures to help kick start its economy.
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UAE
National Reference Laboratory to be established in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, U.A.E. & BURLINGTON, N.C., Nov 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Mubadala Healthcare, the specialist division of Mubadala Development Company, and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, more commonly known as LabCorp, today announced their agreement to establish the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) in Abu Dhabi.
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UK
Zagat-style' guide will rate hospitals
Ministers are planning the first "Zagat-style" user's guide to the NHS, which will rate hospitals and GP practices on the basis of comments from patients The Independent reported.
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Australia
Elective surgery patients receive $1 million boost
MORE than $1 million has been announced to cut waiting times for elective surgery patients in central Victoria.
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Malaysia
Malaysian co plans to set up 15 hospitals in India
Malaysia-based hospital chain Columbia Asia Hospitals plans to set up 15 new multi-speciality hospitals in India in three years. It plans to invest around $100 million for the expansion which will take up bed strength from 570-odd beds now to over 2,000.
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Design

China
The Third People's Hospital in Shenzhen
Due to an increased demand for better healthcare facilities in China, new hospitals are now being designed throughout China.
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Germany
Flexibility in Hospital design
We are facing a major shift in the time frame involved in the design of modern hospitals: hospital management and design teams of architects and engineers have to consider both short-term circumstances, such as the rapidly changing technical aspects of medical treatments, and long-term building parameters ...
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Manage

Singapore
Leadership at up and coming Jurong General Hospital unveiled
The senior leadership at the new Jurong General Hospital or JGH has been unveiled.
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China
Medical boom in China creating opportunities for US-based companies
China’s rapid economic development is changing their citizens’ attitudes towards accepting substandard healthcare. Nowadays, the ever-growing middle classes are willing to pay more for better healthcare. With more business travelers and expatriates passing through China, a nice business opportunity has opened up for foreign investors.
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USA
Healthcare tech companies could benefit from Obama plan
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Companies providing digital technology to manage patient records and prescribe drugs are likely to benefit from the new administration who wants to spend $50 billion to computerize the U.S. medical infrastructure.
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India
India gets to hear the latest on 3D Trans Esophageal Echo
In New Delhi, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Ltd. (EHIRCL) organized a conference on the ‘Emerging Techniques in Echocardiography’.
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Southeast Asia
Draeger Medical Achieves ISO Certification
Draeger Medical’s quality control and management system, including medical devices, has been certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
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Beijing
Bupa’s Managing Quality Service Project Launched at Beijing Cancer Hospital
Bupa Group’s “Managing Quality Service (MQS)” project kicked off at the Beijing Cancer Hospital on 26th March 2009. This is another milestone of UK-China Partners in Health Innovation (PiHI) initiative.
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Build

New Zealand
Construction is set to start this week on a new medical ward at North Shore Hospital
The new facility, ward two, will be located next to the hospital’s maternity unit on the second level of the hospital and is due for completion mid-next year. It will accommodate 25 beds in about 1000 square metres of new floor space and will help the hospital meet next winter’s capacity demands.
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India
Work on AIIMS-like institution to begin in Chhattisgarh
Construction work on a Rs.329 crore (Rs.3.29 billion) AIIMS-like institution will begin in this Chattisgarh capital next month, a health official said.
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Australia

Elective surgery patients receive $1 million boost
MORE than $1 million has been announced to cut waiting times for elective surgery patients in central Victoria.
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Singapore
Move to Singapore pays for Broadway Malyan ,Firm appointed to £73 million heart Centre
Broadway Malyan has been appointed to a £73 million project to design a new building for the National Heart Centre Singapore. The appointment gives the firm’s new Singapore office, which opened last year, a significant boost.
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India
INR 300 crore cancer hospital to be built by Balco to build INR 300 crore
The Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) announced plans to invest INR 300 crore in building a new cancer hospital and research centre in India’s 9th largest state.
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Australia

Royal North sure thing: builder
HOLE LOT OF PROGRESS: Royal North Shore Hospital construction site.
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India
India Inc finds wealth in health
Maganti is setting up Asia’s largest hospital near the Mumbai international airport with 1,500 beds in partnership with the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The first phase, costing Rs 1,000 crore, will have a built-up area of 2 million square feet.
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Upgrade

Phillipines
Cebu Medical Center, Guba hospital to get funding
THE Cebu City Medical Center (CMMC) and a hospital in barangay Guba, Cebu City will receive P10 million each for its physical rehabilitation.
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Operate

Singapore
Parkway Holdings to set up medical centres in Shanghai
Mainboard-listed hospital operator Parkway Holdings said that one of its units will be tying up with two China-based companies to set up medical centres in Shanghai.
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