healthcare

China’s healthcare market presents alluring opportunities for British businesses and investors, but it is highly regulated and fiercely competitive. To achieve success, businesses must navigate the evolving compliance landscape and respond effectively to market trends. Qian Zhou from Dezan Shira and Associates’ China Briefing offers a guide to the key considerations for British businesses Is China’s healthcare market open to foreign investment? When investing in China’s healthcare market, one of… …

The Covid pandemic has thrown the need for international healthcare cooperation into sharp relief. And despite a complicated geopolitical landscape, UK-China cooperation in this field is thriving Against a backdrop of China’s rapid economic growth, sharp increases in funding, improvements in medical outcomes and evolving demographics, the Chinese healthcare and pharmaceuticals markets have seen rapid advances over the past decade. Learn more about UK-China collaboration in healthcare and biosciences at… …

The CEO of CBBC member company AstraZeneca, Pascal Soriot, has said that China is “completely open” for pharma investment, and added that there has been an “explosion” of biotech companies in China. “It’s hard to not be impressed by the progress that has been made in China over the last few years,” he said in April. Some Western governments have been publicly decrying the threat of “economic coercion” from China,… …

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of UK-China ambassadorial relations, FOCUS speaks to British companies that have experienced success in the Chinese market over the last half a century In this fifth instalment, Haleon talks to FOCUS about China’s consumer health industry and how our health as individuals can’t be separated from the future health of the planet. Tell us how and when Haleon entered the China market… While Haleon …

China’s medical device market represents a huge opportunity for British manufacturers. Hamish King, COO of China-focused CRO and regulatory consultancy Cisema, explains how to navigate red tape to get your products ready for approval in China The size of the Chinese healthcare industry is second only to the US, reaching a value of RMB 7.82 trillion in 2019. British medical device manufacturers have traditionally taken a cautious approach to the… …

From KFC going meatless to Tesla getting into podcasting, the latest desires of the Chinese consumer are driving a number of interesting new trends in 2o2o. The team at Dao Insights spell out the five trends you need to know. If there’s one thing that’s become abundantly clear in recent months, it’s that COVID-19 has significantly accelerated existing trends. The online sector has seen a huge boost in the right… …

In this interview, RedFern Digital discusses the Mother & Baby industry in China with Mei Chu, Assistant Director of Consumer and Creative Industries at CBBC. The interview focuses on the baby food category and provides insights into current market trends. Could you provide some background into your and CBBC’s experience within the baby food category? Mei Chu: I currently lead CBBC’s consumer goods and creative industries in Shanghai and specialise… …

After much initial scepticism about telemedicine, the Covid-19 outbreak has brought the format front and centre. Mainstream adoption, private investment and government support means it’s here to stay, writes Tom Pattinson The Covid-19 outbreak that spread around China at the start of the year – and the subsequent lockdown that kept people away from overcrowded hospitals – shifted the traditional Chinese notion of what healthcare is. Unable to get to… …

Getting healthcare in China can be complex, depending on employment, location, insurance-type and many other variables. Hai Feng of Peking University gives a comprehensive overview of how China’s healthcare system actually works   I am sick. What do I do? Public insurance and steps toward universal healthcare Approximately 95% of China’s population is covered by a public insurance programme. These are made up of voluntary public insurance and mandatory public… …

The Covid outbreak has caused every nation to look at its healthcare systems. China’s already complex system needs simplifying and to spend more on soft skills, writes Tom Pattinson  China’s healthcare system is complex. As we can see from our recent article produced by the Commonwealth fund, the quality of care people receive depends on a patient’s type of job, region of residence, and income bracket. It is a far… …