Healthcare

China is one of the fastest growing healthcare markets in the world. Traditionally, healthcare services have been dominated by the public sector; however, 2014 onward, the trend reversed with greater private sector participation. China still faces a number of challenges: unequal distribution of healthcare resources across the country; lack of an ef...

Clinical laboratories are an essential part of the health industry. Approximately 80% of physicians' diagnoses is estimated to be the result of laboratory tests. The constant pressure to reduce healthcare spending is shifting healthcare application in favor of the laboratory, making it a more valuable part of the treatment plan. Vietnam CLT marke...

The market for healthcare services in Malaysia is less developed, with many clinical testing services being unavailable outside of cities. Unsubstantiated disease and unconfirmed mortality diagnoses are common in the country despite universal care, significant mixed investment in the local healthcare system, and health expenditure favourable to oth...

This study focuses on clinical lab services in Thailand. A detailed analysis is provided on clinical testing services at public hospital labs and private hospital labs. Specialised labs are integrated into the independent reference labs segment. Certain trends with regard to physician office labs (POLs) in retail clinics have been mentioned in the ...

Healthcare expenditure in Singapore is expected to grow, fueled by factors such as rising incomes and a progressively aging population. Diagnostics has emerged as a way for earlier and better identification of diseases to control rising healthcare costs in Singapore. Hence, the country has become a natural choice for many global diagnostic companie...

Southeast Asia (SEA) is emerging as the gold mine for both local and international healthcare vendors. Within SEA, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia still have unexplored and under-served markets providing boundless opportunities for healthcare vendors with innovative products and services. To be able to capitalize on the market, medical device ma...

The Philippines is a part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) community and one of the fastest growing healthcare markets in the region. With regard to healthcare, the Philippine Government has been looking at ways to achieve 100% enrolment to PhilHealth by 2020. One of the means is by mandating all Filipinos to enrol to PhilHealt...

Frost & Sullivan has recently completed a comprehensive analysis on the current and future strategic imperatives of game-changing Asia-Pacific (APAC) pharmaceutical companies. The analysis primarily focuses on the changing trends in the pharmaceutical industry with respect to drug research and development, manufacturing, supply chain, and marketing...

Given the ever-increasing cost of care, healthcare delivery is moving towards decentralisation. Service delivery from health settings such as mobile clinics, rapid retail clinics, and home settings demands the use of new-age clinic laboratory diagnostics. Effective delivery of healthcare services has created a business and technology convergence be...