• 2026-05-27 10:33:27

On 20 April 2026, Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in Tokyo to enhance bilateral regulatory collaboration. The press release (issued on 21 April 2026) notes that the MOC aims to promote reliance for health products, establish mutual reliance for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspections, and support information exchange on emerging technologies.

• 2025-11-26 06:54:12

On 2 October 2025, the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) conducted the Health Products Regulatory Conference 2025, which was held jointly with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) MedTech Day. The event elevated the theme: "Advancing Singapore's Medtech Ecosystem: be connected, collaborative, and future-ready".
During the conference, the HSA's Medical Device Cluster (MDC) shared insights on the evolving regulatory landscape, examining both present developments and anticipated future trends in the field, especially related to digital health products.

• 2024-04-03 09:16:23

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (PFDA) released an advisory on March 06, 2024 announcing that COVID-19 Medicines and Devices will no longer be VAT-exempt, effective 01 January 2024. This is due to the expiration of the VAT exemption provision in the CREATE Act.

• 2022-01-26 10:55:53

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has published an update on the Regulatory Fees for Health Products. This is to ensure that the evaluated products meet the required standards of quality safety and efficacy. It is also necessary to recover part of the costs for the services rendered to businesses.

• 2020-06-11 09:53:23

Health Sciences Authority (HSA) strengthens surveillance on different selling platforms to monitor health products with misleading claims to prevent, treat or diagnose COVID-19.; Warnings Issued to Over 1,600 Individual Sellers and Companies. HSA also urges public to be vigilant to report these products.

• 2020-05-12 08:23:22

PFDA reminds the public to buy health products, including medical devices and supplies, only from online sellers with proper authorization/s. In a separate announcement, PFDA released a guidance for manufacturers of PPEs, ventilators and respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 2020-07-31 10:02:04

Products Containing Alcohol for Humans, Animals Sterilization and Medical Device have now joined the family of Notified Medical and will be implemented in March 2019.

• 2020-07-31 09:41:41

ThaiFDA announces that alcohol-based products for hygienic purposes are required to be Notified. This is expected to come into force by March 2020.

• 2020-07-31 10:15:03

In order to effectively control Medical Device and in accordance with International Medical Device Control have agreed to classified Contact Lens Care Products as Notified Medical Device.

• 2020-02-12 16:01:31

HSA aims in improving the existing regulations related to product registration to benefit both product owners and locals. In June of 2018, HSA published new regulations on Telehealth products and Devices for Aesthetic purposes.