Healthcare

Infectious diseases that are caused by major pathogenic microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria pose severe public health challenges for individual governments. the International Health Regulations set up by the World Health Organization aims to cut down the risk of transfer of such infections across borders and limit the spread of disease. The...

Malaysia is a Federal Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional Monarch and has a stable political system. The economic environment is upbeat and the economy has registered good growth rates, averaging 6.2 percent over 2010 and 2011. The healthcare industry, heavily driven by the public sector, represents one of the most efficient industries in...

Indonesia, one of the largest markets for healthcare in Southeast Asia, has participants from both the public and private sectors. In order to boost the medical services in the country, the Government is encouraging private investors, including foreign companies, to play a more active role in the healthcare industry. It has increased the foreign di...

China has been the fastest growing economy, expanding at 10.0 percent annually, driven by exports and investment. High priority is given to transform economic structure from export driven to consumption driven economy during the 12th five year plan period. The HC industry has emerged as driver of economic growth supported by government initiatives ...

Russia is commonly accepted as the one of the most promising markets in the region. The Russian economy has overcame the latest global crisis and currently is facing revival. The various reforms launched by the Government aim at improving economic performance, business climate, law regulations and tighten cooperation with the developed countries. I...

Vietnam has a stable single party constitutional republic. The stability is likely to remain, even in the Eleventh Party Congress scheduled for January 2011, with Communist party's continuation of power. Vietnamese economy is witnessing robust growth. It benefitted from structural changes made as a preparation for WTO accession in 2007, which liber...