Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG), and Electron, a leading Russian medical equipment manufacturer, announced a partnership for the development and production of innovative products specifically designed to serve the needs in the Russian healthcare market.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Republic of Kazakhstan has signed a contract for consultants' services with the Australian company Ocean Informatics Pty Ltd. within the framework of the World Bank-supported Kazakhstan Health Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform Project.

Siemens Healthcare is presenting its latest solutions for the early detection and treatment of breast cancer at the German Radiology Congress in Berlin. These Breast Care Solutions include a variety of imaging procedures, such as ultrasound, mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), supplemented by IT and laboratory diagnostic solutions.

NHS North East Essex has launched a telehealth service in partnership with Tunstall Healthcare, which will enhance care provision for patients with long-term conditions, improve their quality of life and help reduce some of the pressure on healthcare providers.

At Hillerød Hospital in the Capital Region of Denmark, the old whiteboards have been moved to the museum and been replaced by new interactive screens. These touch screens are better at giving the nurses and doctors the overview of the patients, the personnel and the whole department that they need.

EMIS Group plc (AIM: EMIS), the UK's leading supplier of healthcare software and related services to GPs, announces that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has recommended EMIS software to replace the GPASS system used by 243 of its GP practices.

Sanjiv Agarwal, CEO of teleradiology specialist 4 Ways Healthcare explains how teleradiology can help reduce the costs of radiology whilst improve working practice and patient care, helping Trusts avoid penalties.