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China Healthcare Growth Splits by Segment in 2025
China's largest healthcare firms posted solid 2025 results, but the growth clustered in biopharma, contract manufacturing and AI platforms while traditional segments fell, Healthcare Asia Magazine reports.
Thailand Performs Its First Robotic Heart Surgery
Thammasat University Hospital has performed Thailand's first Da Vinci Xi robotic heart operation, with the procedure spreading into the public system.
UAE Ranks First on Ten Health Indicators for 2025
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world on ten healthcare competitiveness indicators for 2025, a record built on maternal health, disease control and immunisation.
Egypt Pushes Universal Health Coverage by 2030
Egypt is rolling out universal health insurance to reach nationwide coverage by 2030, backed by the World Bank, France and Japan, The Egyptian Gazette reported.
Manila Doctors Hospital Retains Medical Tourism Accreditation
Manila Doctors Hospital has kept its Department of Tourism accreditation, the government mark that certifies Philippine hospitals cleared to treat international patients.
Thailand Medical Tourism Draws More Bangladeshi Patients
The Thai embassy in Dhaka says roughly 60 per cent of the 9,000 visas it issues each month are for medical treatment, as Bangladeshi patients increasingly choose Thailand.
Vietnam Courts US Patients For Medical Tourism
Vietnam's tourism authority is pitching Americans on treatment plus a long stay. The visas and the flights are ready. The harder question is whether the hospitals are.
Hong Kong Opens International Healthcare Week
Hong Kong opens its International Healthcare Week in May, pairing an investment summit with a medical technology fair to hold its place as a medical tourism gateway.
Malaysia Targets Bangladeshi Medical Tourists in Dhaka
At the Dhaka Travel Mart 2026, Malaysia pushed its medical tourism to Bangladeshi patients, launching a Year of Medical Tourism and pledging accredited, lower-cost care.
Tanzania Enlists Seven Hospitals for Medical Tourism
Tanzania has enlisted seven hospitals, five public and two private, to provide specialised and super-specialised care for international patients.
Medical Tourism Strains Turkey's Universal Care
A Brandeis University brief argues that Turkey's drive to sell medical tourism abroad has widened gaps in care for its own citizens.
Hong Kong Builds a Robotic Surgery Hub
Hong Kong's HKSTP is backing two lines of surgical robotics, an AI co-pilot from Professor Qi Dou and Yuanhua Tech's KUNWU orthopaedic system.