Dubai-based Emirates hospital is to buy 60% of children neuro-rehabilitation Slovakian specialist Adeli. Pramod Balakrishnan, CEO of Emirates Hospital, says the group plans to open five centres in the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar to provide follow-up care to patients returning from Slovakia.
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Mediheal expands to Ethiopia
Kenya-based hospital operator Mediheal, which runs one hospital and five diagnostic centres (total figures) in Eldoret, Nakuru, Nairobi and Kigali is entering a Ksh100m ($1m) expansion phase in Kenya and Ethiopia. We speak to CEO Devaki Nandan Bansal.
April 12, 2016
FREE BLOG Public and private sector players turn to preventive care
Both governments and companies face pressures to make healthcare more cost-effective by tackling everything from hospital admissions to sick leave – yet, they have little clue on how to alter patient behaviour.
April 11, 2016
The European Investment Bank considers €55m investment in Vienna hospital
The European Investment Bank is looking to invest €55m towards a hospital Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The investment would go towards the construction and refurbishment of the Wilhelmine Hospital, which is part of the wider 2030 Vienna Hospitals Concept scheme run by the Vienna Hospital Association (KAV).
April 11, 2016
Aino Health enters roll-out phase in Europe and the Gulf states
Finnish preventive care group Aino Health Management Oy is entering an aggressive roll-out phase by expanding in Europe and the Middle East. Already in Finland, Sweden, Germany and the UAE, it is in talks to enter Saudi Arabia as part of a $54m deal –and potentially the UK in 2017.
April 11, 2016
Rating and booking sites: Threats or Friends?
There are growing signs that a new generation of rating and booking websites will change the face of outpatient care in many Emerging Markets. New players, sometimes backed by hundreds of millions of dollars, are investing in telehealth platforms that promise instant access to patients, partnering with pharmacies and making access to healthcare easier for patients. Some are active in dozens of countries. Here we talk to the major players about their strategies and how they see the market.
April 6, 2016
Contrasting healthcare markets in the GCC
Too reliant on revenues from the petroleum industry, the GCC countries are pushing for economic diversification – and competing for foreign investment. As a result, the healthcare industry is seeing major government incentives and huge PPP projects. We look at how Saudi Arabia, the UAE and smaller Gulf states are drawing investors.
April 4, 2016
Capio France partners with supplementary insurer in hospital project
Pan-European healthcare provider Capio's French division is working with Mutualité Française Rhône, which brings together 260 supplementary insurers, to create the largest private hospital in Lyon, France. As Capio boosts its surgical activities, Mutualité Française it to take over rehabilitation services. We speak to Philippe Durand, director general of Capio France.
March 21, 2016
Turkish ophthalmology chain targets Ghana as part of $50m investment
Turkish ophthalmology chain Batigoz Health Group, which already has clinics in several European contries, is planning to strengthen its presence in a $50m expansion. The group says it is about to receive private equity funding from a major Gulf investor and that it aims to reach Ghana by 2017. It also targets medical tourism. We speak to CEO Pinar Massena.
March 21, 2016
Doctoralia innovates across Latin America
In an unusual innovation, Doctoralia, the international rating and online booking platform, is partnering with patient associations and getting doctors to rate doctors as part of an awards programme. Owned by its Spanish founders, Doctoralia is now active in over 20 countries, particularly Latin America. It claims patients book 100,000 appointments a month on its platform. We interview Frederic Llordachs, co-founder of Doctoralia. This month, we are also writing a detailed survey of how such sites are developing in Emerging Markets from Chile to China.
March 11, 2016
FREE BLOG IHH takes over Bulgaria
IHH Acibadem’s planned takeover of two of the top three largest Bulgarian operators is interesting on two levels.
March 2, 2016
Helios privatises the Velbert municipal hospital
Fresenius Helios, Germany’s largest hospital operator, has bought a 519-bed municipal hospital in Velbert, located in the northern province of North Rhine-Westphalia. Although most public hospitals in the region are in deficit, privatisation remains unsual due to high subsidies.
