APEC is ramping up efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of the region’s small businesses in the health sector through the expansion of public-private business ethics pacts. The Business Ethics for APEC SMEs initiative aims to further help small businesses address risks, such as corruption across the health ecosystem, while encouraging them to share best practices, partner with governments to […]

APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Working GroupSingapore | 18 October 2021 APEC reinforces the importance of ethical business conduct for small businesses in the health sector by expanding implementation of ethics pacts as New Zealand launches a consensus framework to improve ethical collaboration in its health system. The “New Zealand Consensus Framework,” signed last week at the 2021 APEC […]

The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) this week joined medtech industry, government and other health care stakeholders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Ethics for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Virtual Forum in welcoming introduction of the Vision 2025 roadmap for reinforcing business integrity across the APEC region amidst COVID-19.