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Business Times
10-06-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Raffles Medical partners Chongqing hospital to enhance healthcare services
[CHONGQING, CHINA] Raffles Medical Group has inked a strategic cooperation agreement with a hospital in Chongqing, China, to deepen medical partnerships between the two. In a press statement on Tuesday (Jun 10), Raffles Medical said that the aim is to combine international expertise with local strengths and enhance the overall medical service capabilities of Chongqing. The group said it will work with the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Municipality at the institutional, hospital and disciplinary levels. Under the partnership, a new healthcare collaboration ecosystem focused on value co-creation and complementary strengths will be established. For instance, the two parties will engage in reciprocal visits and exchanges for medical, nursing, technical, pharmaceutical and administrative personnel. They will also explore new models of cooperation such as dual-appointment talent systems, artificial intelligence applications, and alignment with international medical standards. 'These initiatives will inject quality-driven productivity into the sustainable development of both institutions and regional healthcare,' said the group. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Additionally, a new medical consortium will be introduced to facilitate the flow of medical resources. It will involve multidisciplinary collaboration, talent exchange and training, equipment sharing, and two-year referral mechanisms between the two. Top expert teams from both hospitals will also convene for academic exchanges and consultations of complex cases, among others, to advance disciplinary development, said Raffles Medical. 'Chongqing Model' The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Municipality is a top-tier tertiary Class-A teaching hospital in China, it added. Raffles Medical's partnership with the hospital will offer a 'Chongqing Model' for international medical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, noted Dr Loo Choon Yong, the group's executive chairman. The initiative – previously known as China's One Belt, One Road – is the East Asian giant's global economic plan to create regional connectivity through infrastructure development and promote world trade and economic growth. This will further consolidate Chongqing's status as an international medical hub city, said Dr Loo. Shares of Raffles Medical closed at S$0.975 on Tuesday, down 1 per cent or S$0.01, before the announcement.
Business Times
10-06-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Raffles Medical partners Chongqing hospital to strengthen healthcare services
[CHONGQING, CHINA] Raffles Medical Group has inked a strategic cooperation agreement with a hospital in Chongqing, China, to deepen medical partnerships between the two. In a press statement on Tuesday (Jun 10), Raffles Medical said that the aim is to combine international expertise with local strengths and enhance the overall medical service capabilities of Chongqing. The group said it will work with the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Municipality at the institutional, hospital and disciplinary levels. Under the partnership, a new healthcare collaboration ecosystem focused on value co-creation and complementary strengths will be established. For instance, the two parties will engage in reciprocal visits and exchanges for medical, nursing, technical, pharmaceutical and administrative personnel. They will also explore new models of cooperation such as dual-appointment talent systems, artificial intelligence applications, and alignment with international medical standards. 'These initiatives will inject quality-driven productivity into the sustainable development of both institutions and regional healthcare,' said the group. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Additionally, a new medical consortium will be introduced to facilitate the flow of medical resources. It will involve multidisciplinary collaboration, talent exchange and training, equipment sharing, and two-year referral mechanisms between the two. Top expert teams from both hospitals will also convene for academic exchanges and consultations of complex cases, among others, to advance disciplinary development, said Raffles Medical. 'Chongqing Model' The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Municipality is a top-tier tertiary Class-A teaching hospital in China, it added. Raffles Medical's partnership with the hospital will offer a 'Chongqing Model' for international medical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, noted Dr Loo Choon Yong, the group's executive chairman. The initiative – previously known as China's One Belt, One Road – is the East Asian giant's global economic plan to create regional connectivity through infrastructure development and promote world trade and economic growth. This will further consolidate Chongqing's status as an international medical hub city, said Dr Loo. Shares of Raffles Medical closed at S$0.975 on Tuesday, down 1 per cent or S$0.01, before the announcement.
Hans India
24-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Skin cancer surges worldwide in older men in last 30 years: Study
New Delhi: There has been a sharp uptick in the burden of skin cancer, especially in older adults, in the last three decades, according to a study. Besides ageing, researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China attributed the surge to the increase in population growth. The study also cited a disproportionately higher burden of skin cancers in countries with higher sociodemographic index (SDI) levels. 'The older population (particularly male individuals and those living in high-SDI countries) is facing a substantial growing burden of skin cancer,' said the team in the paper published in JAMA Dermatology. 'The results highlight the urgency for more effective prevention and management strategies targeting high-risk groups,' they added. In the study, researchers analysed about 4.4 million new skin-cancer cases -- melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma -- recorded in 2021 among older adults aged above 65 years and older. The data is based on the Global Burden of Diseases 2021, covering 204 countries and territories. The findings showed that the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma -- that starts as a growth of cells on the skin -- soared by roughly 2 per cent per year from 1990 to 2021. Basal cell carcinoma -- most often develops on areas of skin exposed to the sun, such as the face; and melanoma -- the most serious type of skin cancer -- showed similarly steady gains. Further, the study found that squamous cell carcinoma produced the steepest toll in terms of healthy years lost (DALYs) by 2021 compared with three decades earlier. New Zealand and Australia recorded the highest 65 and older melanoma rates in 2021. East Asia experienced the most rapid rise in basal cell carcinoma burden from 1990 to 2021, with average annual percentage increases exceeding 6 per cent for incidence, prevalence, and DALYs. "These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted prevention strategies and resource allocation to address the growing public health challenge of skin cancer among the ageing population,' the researchers said.
