The COVID-19 pandemic creates opportunities in medical tourism and preventative care (wellness tourism) in Thailand. All hospital operators confirm the strong pent-up demand of foreign patients that should be unlocked in 4Q20 and particularly in 2021...

We have upped our 2020 core profit forecast by 2% to Bt1.22bn (up 6% YoY) to reflect GM growth, led by cost savings and a fat GM for COVID-19 testing (16% of the 2Q20 top-line). Healthcare revenue will be flattish YoY at Bt8.9bn this year. GM is assu...

Glaxow BD to become Unilever Consumer Care after the transfer of 9.88mn shares. Horlicks is the absolute market leader in the BDT4.1bn health food drinks (HFD) industry attaining 92% market share. On the other hand, GSK group will continue to market...

A UK government-funded trial has immediately approved Dexamethasone, an anti-inflammatory drug (corticosteroid), to treat all hospitalised Covid-19 patients requiring oxygen, including those on ventilators. SEARL has also recently entered licensing a...

Food security in sub-Saharan Africa is under threat. As a result, lives are lost, malnutrition rises, health worsens, and school enrollment drops. The measures to contain and manage the COVID-19 pandemic, while critical to saving lives, risks exacerb...

Since the COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, the disease has spread to more than 200 countries and territories. On the other hand, having a strong health system and lower population density enhanced the effect...