Hong Kong

Health expenditure in Hong Kong is expected to increase from HKD80.22bn (US$10.34bn) in 2009 to HKD83.19bn (US$10.69bn) in 2010 - a rise of 3.7% in local currency terms and 3.4% in... 2010-02-04

A series of product scandals in early 2009 have shown Hong Kong's pharmaceutical regulations to be below international standards. The country's Pharmaceutical Service of the Department... 2010-01-07

BMI's April 2009 prediction that pharmaceutical regulations in Hong Kong would be tightened has proved correct.[1] The Review Committee on Regulation of Pharmaceutical Products has... 2009-11-03

Public confidence in Hong Kong's pharmaceutical supply chain has been shattered. A series of scandals exposed deficiencies in numerous links, including manufacturers, wholesalers,... 2009-04-01

Hong Kong's reputation as a centre for counterfeit medicines was reinforced after police uncovered a plot to sell blood products bearing fake registration numbers. The medicines were... 2007-07-23

Much of Asia is not in sufficiently prepared to cope with a flu pandemic, claims a recent report published in UK medical journal The Lancet. The authors of the work praise individual... 2006-08-23

Calls to introduce a mandatory medical insurance scheme in Hong Kong have grown in volume in recent months amid fears that the publicly funded system is unable to cope with current... 2006-08-01