Microsoft Source explores how cloud, AI, and data are transforming health care across Asia – enabling real-time outbreak tracking, rapid scaling of telemedicine, and faster, more effective COVID-19 responses
At the World Health Expo, Medlab Asia and Asia Health 2024 electrified Asia’s medical landscape-bringing together bold innovators, frontline clinicians, and industry leaders to ignite cross‑border collaboration, unveil breakthrough technologies, and showcase cutting‑edge healthcare solutions that are transforming patient outcomes across the region
Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia‑Pacific Research Center has unveiled its newest cohort of Asia Health Policy Program research fellows – a bold, inventive group whose scholarship is tackling the region’s most urgent health challenges head-on
Australia’s Medical Research Future Fund is sharpening its focus on health equity – directing fresh investments to underserved communities and prioritising research designed to reverse widening gaps in care
Southeast Asia is sprinting toward solar power as governments chase ambitious green targets – but nagging questions about long-term costs, rising subsidy burdens and who will ultimately foot the bill to keep the lights on could stall the surge
Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellow Radhika Jain has been awarded a prestigious prize in health economics, recognizing her groundbreaking research at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Gathering under ESCAP, Asia-Pacific policymakers and experts are pioneering bold, AI-powered strategies to transform geriatric care-closing deep health gaps, widening access, and safeguarding inclusive, dignified ageing as their societies rapidly grey
A new Simon-Kucher study reveals rapidly widening spending gaps among Asia’s healthcare providers – a clear sign that one-size-fits-all strategies are obsolete and that hospitals must shift to targeted, tailored investment approaches
A new World Economic Forum analysis reveals that Japan and Italy now top the list of the world’s oldest populations – intensifying pressure on pensions, healthcare systems and labor markets
AIA sounds the alarm: Asia’s health systems are buckling under soaring demand and runaway costs. Insurers and governments must act now-innovating quickly to protect access and keep care affordable
WHO’s South-East Asia Region praised Member States for remarkable public health gains – celebrating rapid advances in disease control, rising immunization coverage, and the steady strengthening of health systems across the region
Across Europe and Central Asia, the Quadripartite One Health partnership – led by WHO and its partners – is uniting expertise to detect and halt zoonotic outbreaks, fight antimicrobial resistance, and equip communities to face the health impacts of climate change
The WHO’s South-East Asia Regional Office is urgently stepping up the fight against tuberculosis, sounding the alarm over a surge in drug-resistant strains and urging countries to rapidly scale up diagnosis, treatment and prevention efforts
Worsening floods in Bangkok have ignited a surge of public anger, with residents blasting years of government neglect and flawed urban planning for turning routine seasonal rains into a rapidly escalating civic crisis. Frustration is spilling over as people say simple downpours now trigger widespread disruption and hardship
Across Central Asia, conservationists and health experts are joining forces in a new regional initiative led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to bolster preparedness against zoonotic disease threats in protected areas
Sources tell The Edge Malaysia that high-level talks are underway to combine hospital portfolios tied to TPG, the Hong Leong Group and TE Asia Healthcare – a potential consolidation that could spawn a dominant player and fundamentally reshape Malaysia’s private healthcare landscape
A startling new survey reveals that one in six South Korean Gen Zers used GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs last year – a surge that lays bare intense body‑image pressures and has sparked fierce debate over safety, access and the need for stronger regulation
Future of Health Asia 2026 will bring together policymakers, investors, and healthcare leaders to harmonize regulations, direct capital where it’s needed most, and transform care delivery – accelerating the rise of resilient, sustainable health systems across the region
The Asian Development Bank finds that COVID-19 exposed both critical weaknesses and resilient strengths in Asia’s health emergency systems, accelerating urgent reforms in disease surveillance, health financing, and cross-border cooperation
Indonesia is now experiencing Asia’s steepest surge in medical costs – medical inflation has soared to 13.6%, outpacing regional peers. Insurers warn the sharp rise could force premium increases and heap extra pressure on employer healthcare budgets