Healthcare
Health spending to reach $16.6b as Singapore ages
Health spending to reach $16.6b as Singapore ages
Middle aged Singaporeans are about to reach 2.3 million in 2022.
OUE Lippo Healthcare hit by $94.45m loss in 2017
This was dragged by a $5.5m decrease in revenue.
Perennial Real Estate Holdings prepares for healthcare boon
Its medical hub is now 85% occupied.
ParkwayLife REIT buys Japanese elderly nursing home for $17.8b
It will inject the fund into the property's operator.
Perennial Real Estate Holdings incorporates firm in China
It will serve as a medical institution.
CHA-SMG consortium buys majority stake in Aussie IVF firm
Singapore Medical Group will own an effective interest of 13% stake in said company.
Parkway Life REIT's net property income inched up 0.2% in 2017
This is mainly due to a 6% decrease in property expenses.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's number of doctors in lower range for developed countries
The city state has 2.2 doctors for 1,000 people.
Chart of the Day: Two-thirds of Singapore's population covered by insurance programme
Thanks to rising affluence and an ageing population.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's hospital beds inched up by a measly 2.3% in the last decade
Bed to patient ratio is still unsatisfactory at 2.1-2.5.
Ageing Singaporeans rely on technology for better healthcare
Patients with chronic diseases are set to increase in Singapore, the health minister said.
Rowsley buys Thomson Medical for $1.6b
Thomson Medical wants to go beyond core obstetrics and gynaecology services into a wider health network.
Healthcare sector hit by startup losses in Q3
On the upside, this means growth for hospitals as they expand in the next three years.
Temasek prepares $1b sale of Zuellig Pharma stake
The pharma has a network in Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, and other Asian countries.
IHH Healthcare profits down 53% to $26.86m in Q3
No thanks to startup losses of its Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital.
OUE subsidiary ordered to pay $1.23m after losing lawsuit
The company is moving to appeal the court decision.
OUE Lippo Healthcare forms Chinese subsidiary
It was registered for $2.04m.
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