Healthcare
Chinese medical tourists are exhausting local HPV cancer drug supply
Chinese medical tourists are exhausting local HPV cancer drug supply
An estimated 2m Chinese have come to Hong Kong to receive the shot in past two years.
Public healthcare system thrives amidst staggering surplus
Recurrent expenditure on healthcare grew by an average of 7% over the past decade.
Amazon-backed cancer detection firm mulls Hong Kong IPO
Grail boasts of a wide range of blockbuster investors including Tencent and Bill Gates.
Nearly half of bosses urge greater private sector involvement in healthcare
They believe this can enhance services particularly for the elderly.
More sales jobs up for grabs in Hong Kong's life sciences sector
Salaries are also set to rise amidst stronger industry demand.
Beyond Ventures, Alibaba inject $312.31m in genetics firm
Prenetics is raising money to use on digital health infrastructure.
Hong Kong recruits more part-time doctors amidst manpower shortage
Over 300 doctors are now part-timers at public hospitals.
Hong Kong mulls over measures to meet surging healthcare demand
Demand for public hospital services will be on peak this summer.
Hong Kong is suffering medical manpower dearth
Shortage will come in just 10 years' time.
Private healthcare industry to be regulated
The bill will be gazetted on June 16.
Hong Kong plans to revamp old hospitals
This is to cut waiting time for patients.
Public healthcare fees in Hong Kong to rise for the first time in 14 years
The fees and charges for private patients will also be revised.
Hospital Authority's annual recurrent provision gets $2b boost
It will now be provided with $54.4b.
47% of Hong Kong millennials are unsatisfied with the public health system
37% of older people have the same sentiments.
Medicine spending in Hong Kong to grow from $9.6b in 2016 to $13.4b by 2021
That is a CAGR of 6.5%.
The doctor is in: App lets you book with just a click
The app has a current database of 6,000 medical practitioners.
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