medical

Retail Asia30/01/2023

Many pharmaceutical firms have reported record profits in 2022 thanks to high demand for drugs and other healthcare products post-Covid. DHG Pharma reported a profit of VND988 billion (US$42.1 million), a 27% increase from 2021 and 29% higher than the management’s target. It is the highest profit it has reported since it started making its […]

Retail Asia05/11/2020

Karen Chan, chief executive officer of AirAsia.com said the digital platform is aimed at making it as seamless as possible for everyone from the initial consultation to post-treatment services. “Healthcare is essential, and its affordability and accessibility should be a right for everyone. We want to help facilitate that. AirAsia Health is where healthcare meets […]

Retail Asia17/08/2020

AirAsia is set to grow its medical tourism business by providing charter flight services from Indonesia, giving patients and medical tourists from Indonesia greater access to medical treatments and health services in Malaysia. On August 14, AirAsia welcomed its first international medical charter flight from Medan into Penang International Airport. The next medical charter flight […]

Retail Asia19/07/2019

Hong Kong-headquartered Perfect Shape Medical has reported a 32 per cent increase in sales to HK$1.197 billion in the year to March. Profit for the company soared 64 per cent to $319 million. The company says the improved sales were in part due to the expansion of its network of new medical concept stores. Under […]

Retail Asia13/02/2017

The electronic system can be shared by healthcare providers across the countries to save time and money. The Vietnamese government has announced a plan to spend VND5 trillion ($220 million) on an ambitious project to create a nationwide system of electronic medical records. Under the plan, the government will still issue paper-based records to patients […]

Retail Asia01/10/2016

After purchasing two Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) warships from PT PAL Indonesia, the Philippine government is considering putting in another order for a medical support vessel from Indonesia’s state-owned shipbuilder. During the 2016 Asian Defense & Security (ADAS) exhibition in Manila, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana held a discussion with Brig. Gen. Jan Pieter […]

Tag: medical

Pharma firms see profits soar post-Covid

AirAsia’s new platform for medical services

AirAsia’s charter flights to boost Malaysia’s medical tourism

Perfect Shape Medical sales soar on network expansion

Vietnam to digitize medical records for all citizens

Philippines interested in Indonesian medical support ship