We hear from our contacts in the Nigerian capital that the arrival of mandatory health insurance, potentially this year, will have a huge impact on the private healthcare market.
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Russian billionaire plans to build radiotherapy network
A Russian billionaire who made his fortune in pharma plans to build a national chain of imaging and radiotherapy centres across the country.
January 15, 2018
French nursing home real estate will be hot property in 2018
We hear from several industry players that real estate trading will pick up in French nursing homes in 2018 after 2017 saw more deals in the hospital sector.
January 11, 2018
Could Trump’s tax cut send more Americans abroad for treatment?
We hear from a healthcare consultant in the US that President Trump's much-publicised tax cuts could cause more Americans to seek cheaper treatment abroad.
January 11, 2018
What do analysts think 2018 has in store for the Thai hospital market?
We talk to analysts about what 2018 has in store for the Thai private hospital market, which is worth around US$5bn. One thinks M&A will pick up domestically, while another thinks the big story will be groups expanding abroad. As for medical tourism, it's set to rise in volume, but fall in value.
January 10, 2018
Abraaj funded hospital opening in Lagos
Healthcare Nova hears that a 160-bed hospital in Lagos, being developed by UAE-based private equity firm Abraaj in partnership with a local operator, is set to open in 2018.
January 9, 2018
FREE BLOG Saudi functional privatisation to take off in 2018
Wholesale outsourcing to the private sector looks set to go ahead in Saudi Arabia.
January 5, 2018
Air Liquide enters home healthcare market in Saudi Arabia
French industrial and healthcare gases giant Air Liquide has entered the medicalised homecare market in Saudi Arabia, with the acquisition of what, it claims, is the largest player in the respiratory homecare sector.
January 5, 2018
German states set to delay single-bed ratio deadlines
Healthcare Europa hears that authorities in Germany are granting exemptions to nursing home providers that allow them to temporarily continue operating with lower single bedroom ratios than required by new laws imposed at the state level.
January 3, 2018
NMC Health enters Egyptian hospital sector through management contract
London-listed London-listed NMC Health has entered the Egyptian hospital sector through its management contract with UAE-based Emirates Healthcare Group, which has bought a stake in one of the top two players there. Local outlets have misreported this as an NMC acquisition, who spoke to us to clarify. Here we give more background.
January 2, 2018
Dentacoin – a cryptocurrency for the dental industry
A clinic in Taiwan just became the fourth dental practice to accept Dentacoin (DCN), after locations in the UK, Bulgaria and India opted into the dental industry exclusive cryptocurrency. Does it have a future?
December 21, 2017
NMC Health targets European fertility in 2018
London-listed healthcare provider NMC Health plans to grow its fertility business in Europe through M&A activity. It has $US800m to grow its business globally in the coming years. We talk to the group's CFO.
