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Hong Kong health-tech start-ups create digital wearables for seniors
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Hong Kong health-tech start-ups are developing digital wearables for the ageing population, capitalizing on a 2021 regulatory change that allows medical devices to be used in the Greater Bay Area; the region's population is projected to age significantly, with 36% of Hong Kong residents expected to be 65 or older by 2046; Kow Ping, co-founder of Well Being Digital (WBD), emphasizes the need for home care solutions, stating that only 3% of the elderly should be in care homes; WBD collaborates with local universities and hospitals for research; as of August 2024, 40 drugs and 40 medical devices have been approved for use in 45 healthcare institutions in the bay area; WBD is also piloting a device for monitoring elderly patients post-surgery; Belun Technology received FDA approval for a wearable device to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); OSA affects 4% of middle-aged men and 2% of middle-aged women in Hong Kong.
#Healthtech #Wearables #ElderlyCare #HongKong #Innovation #MedicalDevices #GreaterBayArea #ObstructiveSleepApnoea #Startups #Technology
https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/biomedicine/article/3284849/hong-kong-health-tech-start-ups-innovate-digital-wearables-ageing-population?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
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Hong Kong health-tech start-ups are developing digital wearables for the ageing population, capitalizing on a 2021 regulatory change that allows medical devices to be used in the Greater Bay Area; the region's population is projected to age significantly, with 36% of Hong Kong residents expected to be 65 or older by 2046; Kow Ping, co-founder of Well Being Digital (WBD), emphasizes the need for home care solutions, stating that only 3% of the elderly should be in care homes; WBD collaborates with local universities and hospitals for research; as of August 2024, 40 drugs and 40 medical devices have been approved for use in 45 healthcare institutions in the bay area; WBD is also piloting a device for monitoring elderly patients post-surgery; Belun Technology received FDA approval for a wearable device to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); OSA affects 4% of middle-aged men and 2% of middle-aged women in Hong Kong.
#Healthtech #Wearables #ElderlyCare #HongKong #Innovation #MedicalDevices #GreaterBayArea #ObstructiveSleepApnoea #Startups #Technology
https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/biomedicine/article/3284849/hong-kong-health-tech-start-ups-innovate-digital-wearables-ageing-population?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection