Healthcare

Sun East Group appoints Ju Jia as Chief Financial Officer

She head the accounting, financial planning and management, corporate finance and investments, taxation, and overall finance functions of the group.  The Board of Sun East Group appoints Ms Ju Jia as Chief Financial Officer. Read ››

Healthway Medical Corp to restructure its 25% interest in HMD

HMC plans to distribute 40% of its shares in Healthway Medical Development for free. Read ››

Raffles Medical Group’s earnings to jump 20% in FY12

The group enters 2012 with a good track record as its earnings will be driven by continued patient load growth. Read ››

What will happen when an earthquake hits Singapore?

I believe Singapore will eventually experience a severe earthquake. I’m not a pessimist; I’m a realist. Read ››

Biomedical sciences sector gets S$790M funding boost

S$200 million was also alloted for A*STAR’s Biomedical Research Council. Read ››

Parkway Life REIT’s net property income up 3.6% to S$20.1m

The company’s registered gross revenue also increased 4.1% to S$22 million. Read ››

Dr Amy Khor appointed as Chairman of the National HIV/AIDS Policy Committee

Dr Khor will be succeeding the late Dr Balaji Sadasivan who chaired the first committee when it was established in 2006. Read ››

C&O Pharm Tech appoints Masaki Tomiyama as Executive Director

The Japanese director worked as a manager of Shionogi & Co’s Corporate Planning Department. Read ››

Singapore Medical Group appoints Wong Sian Jing as Chief Financial Officer

Wong worked as an Asiasons WFG Financial executive and PricewaterhouseCoopers manager. Read ››

Sunray appoints Lu Yaosheng as General Manager of its Guangzhou unit

Lu has been tasked to head Guangzhou Sunray Medical Apparatus. Read ››

Raffles Medical Group’s healthcare segment robust amidst recession

Despite a general belt-tightening mood among Singaporeans, healthcare consumption has not slowed as it contributes nearly 80% of the group’s revenue. Read ››

Pacific Healthcare appoints Eu Kong Weng as chief of the Pacific Surgical and Colorectal Centre

Professor Eu brings with him more than 20 years of experience in treating colorectal conditions. Read ››

Government warns against 3 health products with harmful ingredients

The life-threatening products cause Cushing's syndrome, puffy face, hump back and high blood pressure. Read ››

Cancer to kill not only people but economies

That is if a focused cancer-controlled health care policy is not put in place. Read ››

Parkway Holdings to make a comeback in 3 to 6 months

Kim Eng says assets for the offering will be placed under a new company called Parkway Pantai Limited and is expected to be valued over $5bn. Read ››

Mobile health trials underway to allow remote monitoring

Guess which disease killed a third of Singaporeans in 2009 ? Read ››

KK Women's and Children's Hospital launched iPhone application

The application, Woman&Child HealthPedia, is dedicated to women's and children's health, with an initial focus on pregnancy health in an Asian context. Read ››

In Business and in Health

Singapore healthcare at its best. Deloitte Southeast Asia Diseases and Cure for Asia’s Healthcare Industry - Despite the global downturn, the demand for more and better health care is rising sharply across Southeast Asia for the past decade, along with the region’s rapidly growing economies. Read ››

Radioactive food from Japan detected in Singapore

Singapore said on Thursday it had found radioactive contaminants in four samples of vegetables from Japan. Read ››