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Clearstate’s study of the Molecular Diagnostics (MDx) market in South East Asia covering Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam reveals that the region’s MDx market reached USD 17 – 19 million in 2008. In 2008, the market experienced a strong growth of ~12%. This market is set to continue growing at a rapid pace [...]

Clearstate analysis of interventional cardiology products’ market opportunity in China reveals a huge market set to experience exceptional growth across several product segments over the next few years. The market is expanding in line with a dramatic rise in cardiovascular disease among increasingly affluent and urbanised Chinese, with the resulting surge in demand for high [...]

There are about 2600 blood banks in India. Roughly one-third of all blood banks are in the government sector, often attached to medical college and other large public hospitals. Public blood banks are geared towards supporting a vast low-income segment of the population, collecting and providing blood to patients at relatively low prices. About 30% [...]

Clearstate’s tracking of diagnostic imaging devices markets in Indonesia reveals that the market reached USD67 million in 2008. According to Clearstate’s biannual tracking of demand trends in over 450 healthcare facilities across Indonesia, computed tomography is the largest diagnostic imaging segment in the country by value. Ultrasound, radiography (X-ray) and magnetic resonance imaging (MR) follow. [...]

Primary healthcare facilities concept, better known as Community Health Centers (CHC) and Community Health Stations (CHS) in urban China, was first initiated in 1997, due to rising public cries towards increasingly unaffordable and inaccessible healthcare at the tertiary care hospitals in the urban cities. Thus, the Chinese central government began shifting focus from purely large [...]

Clearstate analysis of market opportunity in interventional cardiology products in India reveals a large market set to experience strong growth across several product segments. The market is growing in line with a dramatic rise in cardiovascular disease among increasingly affluent and urbanised Indians, and with the resulting surge in demand for high quality cardiac care. [...]

Clearstate analysis of market opportunity in hospital informatics in China reveals strong, fast-growing interest in applying IT across administrative and clinical areas in hospitals. Most Chinese hospitals have computerised basic administrative tasks like patient registration, admission and billing. Larger and higher-level facilities have implemented advanced administrative modules and clinical applications for high-volume areas like laboratory [...]

Clearstate analysis of market opportunity in hospital informatics in Thailand reveals strong, fast- growing interest in applying IT across administrative and clinical areas in hospitals. Commercial IT systems for administrative functions related to patient care, which were introduced in the late 1990s in Thailand, have become the most widely installed type of hospital IT. Most [...]

Clearstate analysis of market opportunity in hospital informatics in India reveals strong, fast-growing interest in applying IT across administrative and clinical areas in hospitals. Most Indian hospitals have computerised basic administrative tasks like patient registration, admission and billing. High- volume clinical areas such as laboratories also adopt IT early. Specialised clinical systems to manage cardiovascular [...]

Clearstate’s detailed study on histology market demand in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) revealed that China has the highest volume of histology tests conducted in the region reaching 12 million stains in 2007. China is close to Australia in terms of histology market value at USD33 million in 2007, but the rising population affluence leading to soaring [...]