China’s central government wants to encourage private investment to meet the country’s increasing demand for health care. Private capital will enjoy preferential treatment and will be encouraged to participate in the restructuring of government hospitals. The high cost and poor availability of health services have been among the loudest complaints of the public. Now […]
Category: Health Care
The idea is a unified network allowing all Chinese equal access to high-quality preventive care. The central government realizes a rural-urban gap in health service exists and intends to close it. Under the new system, every Chinese on the mainland will get free clinical preventive services, health education, vaccinations, child and maternity healthcare, and chronic […]
Chronic diseases such as high blood pressure are also known as non-communicable diseases. They sound almost innocent and yet they are responsible for most of the deaths in the world. China faces huge problems in this area especially in its rural areas. A healthcare project jointly launched by Peking University and foreign partners aims to […]
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.LSE) has agreed to buy Nanjing MeiRui Pharma for US$70 million in cash from current stakeholders Pagoda Pharmaceutical and Allergon, Bloomberg reported. The UK-based drugmaker is trying to expand its presence in what is expected to be the world’s second-largest drug market in a few years. Western pharmaceutical firms are particularly targeting developing markets […]
The largest remote health monitoring initiative in the world is to take place among more than 100,000 patients across Shandong province. Patients will use interactive kiosks and remote health monitoring devices in villages and community hospitals across Shandong to record health information and have it instantly transmitted to their healthcare provider. The project is a […]