Increasing demand and rising costs are putting pressure on LatAm’s healthcare system. A regional session at HBI 2021 heard that out-of-pocket payments are on the increase, especially in Mexico.
Four in ten nursing home residents in France are on short-stays according to an EU-based operator at HBI 2021. Covid-driven trends as the elderly care sector recovers was the other hot topic of conversation.
The long term impact of COVID on mental health and psychiatry is unknown as demand is increasing, a panel of European experts at HBI 2021 conference said. They discussed polyaddiction and new symptoms, mental health tech, and the impact of the pandemic on healthcare workforce.
GCC-investor Amanat Holdings has sold its 13% stake in hospital International Medical Centre, a month after CEO Mohamad Hamade told HBI that it was shifting its strategy towards majority investments.
The Swedish government proposed a new budget totalling €7.3bn (SEK74bn) to the parliament, Riksdag, on Monday (September 20). Roughly SEK2.5bn (€247m) is being allocated to elderly care to help the sector recover from COVID. Despite improvements, HBI hears lack of level-playing field between municipalities remains a real struggle.
Saudi Arabia’s largest telemedicine consultations platform Altibbi has managed to double its revenue for fifth consecutive year. CEO and founder Jalil Labadi shares the secrets behind this success with HBI, and talks strategy as the company develops.
Infrastructure barriers are hampering the growth of telemedicine in developing countries. While European health tech is on the rise, less developed areas of Africa and South Asia are at a crossroads, but investment is being made to fix the problem, HBI hears.
A fifth of homecare staff could leave the sector if COVID vaccination becomes mandatory in the UK. HBI looks to mainland Europe, where similar restrictions are in place, to find out more.
Investors in the US are pouring money into dermatology, while EU markets remain far quieter. To find out where and why deals are – and aren’t - happening, we round up the latest news from the sector in Europe, including the UK dermatology consultant-led business Dermatology Partnership, Sweden’s leading dermatology provider Diagnostiskt Centrum Hud, and Dermatologikum Hamburg in Germany.
Around 5% of healthcare workers in Greece's private hospital sector have been suspended after the state made COVID-19 jabs mandatory, an operator tells HBI.
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