Healthcare

Vietnam has a stable single party constitutional republic. The stability is likely to remain, even in the Eleventh Party Congress scheduled for January 2011, with Communist party's continuation of power. Vietnamese economy is witnessing robust growth. It benefitted from structural changes made as a preparation for WTO accession in 2007, which liber...

Chinese healthcare industry witnessed one of the fastest growths in the world in the last two decades. The growth of the healthcare industry was mainly driven by globalization initiatives and increased domestic and foreign investment after WTO accession. The government is continuously working to reform the health sector and healthcare development i...

Healthcare for all and improvement in the healthcare system are the current key goals of the Chinese government. The government's healthcare programs and other initiatives taken over the years have resulted in leading healthcare indicators show a positive trend. The healthcare infrastructure and healthcare services are improving the country. Howeve...

The Chinese healthcare industry has been experiencing robust growth, driven by governments initiative to open up the economy and reform the healthcare system. Providing universal healthcare coverage, improving rural healthcare infrastructure and improving healthcare services is of high priority for the government. To make healthcare accessible for...

Japans healthcare system is currently at a major turning point. The country has been providing universal healthcare services for more than forty years now. The country has the highest life expectancy and lowest infant mortality in the world. However, with the aging of the population accompanied by falling birth rate, bearing the financial burden o...

After the fall of Japans economy in the late 90s, the country experienced stagnation for a long time. However, its economy began to revive since 2003. In 2007, it had the worlds second-largest economy after the United States. In 2007, the country continued to experience economic growth, though at a sluggish rate. The strong economic growth in the...

The Japanese healthcare industry is the second largest in the world after the United States, and account for 10.0 percent of the worlds market. The success of this industry has been mainly due to the Japanese Governments supportive role through favorable polices and funds.The Japanese drug market is opening up for foreign investors with the separ...

Key healthcare indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality rate have shown signs of improvement. The standard and quality of healthcare services have improved and become more accessible for patients. The Government has initiated healthcare programs called telemedicine and e-Health in an attempt to develop the country's healthcare infrastru...

Strong economic growth and increasing public healthcare expenditure has contributed to the growth of healthcare industry in South Korea. The Government is currently focusing on upgrading the healthcare centres, increase the number of healthcare facilities and training programs for doctors. These are expected to result in increased coverage of heal...