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iscover how the Philippines plans to establish specialty centres to provide specialized health services, Singapore’s efforts to enhance public health research capabilities and increase hospital capacity, and Indonesia’s proposal to allow foreign medical specialists to practice in the country. Read on for more updates on important healthcare news from across the region.

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Researchers from the Philippines get a breakthrough in developing a wearable robot to assist patients during rehabilitation exercises

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On 7 Feb 2023, The Philippines officially detected its first ever XBB.1.5 (coded Kraken) Omicron subvariant of COVID-19.

This week will look at VR tech in nurse training in Singapore, free condoms in Thailand, organ trafficking in Vietnam and other health news            

This week, we look at China’s relaxing of COVID measures, the 2nd Vaccine Cooperation Forum, and the future of public health in Asia.

This week, we look at HIV on World Aids Day, the world’s eight billion population and a measles outbreak. Read more

This week’s health news will tackle the detection of Polio in Indonesia and the legalisation of cannabis in Thailand. Read more

Another wave of COVID-19 is expected to hit the NCR of the Philippines after the report of a 9.2% increase in the positivity rate. Read more