HBI speaks to Stephan Dyckerhoff, CEO of elderly care specialist Buurtzorg Asia, about how the company is managing its business interests in India, China, Taiwan and Japan as coronavirus sweeps the continent.
Care homes in Brazil are looking to avoid the mistakes made in Europe, and are lobbying government to ensure there are medical facilities available for elderly patients showing signs of COVID-19. If isolation within care homes in Europe didn't work, and it clearly hasn't, it will be impossible in Brazil they say.
China's private hospital groups appear to have survived the lockdown with limited financial intervention from the government, but concern is growing, particularly at the premium end of the market, that a long-term economic downturn will push demand away from private care. HBI talks to a Shanghai-based consultant to find out more.
Listed NMC Health has been placed into administration by a London court today (Thursday, April 9), following an application by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). HBI talks to a UAE market expert about what may need to be sold off quickly to keep it afloat.
A Pan-Asian digital platform which uses over 500 data points to find the right specialist out of 23,000 doctors for individual patients is the basic idea behind the DocDoc platform. Why? Co-founder Sirucek reckons booking platforms and teleconsultation providers are “so irrelevant” to the patient’s problem when he/she is lost in the warring factions of providers and payors trying to maximise revenue. HBI explores.
A select few for-profit labs in India have been allowed to start running COVID-19 tests, albeit with a price cap and a shortage of tests kits to run them with.
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