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Kate Tulenko, CEO of Corvus Health, on the Filipino skills drain

Filipino nurses have been flooding out of the country for decades to pursue more lucrative opportunities. What does this mean for Filipino healthcare? We speak to global workforce expert Kate Tulenko from US-based Corvus Health on the ramifications of the Filipino skills drain.
August 10, 2018

Saudi Ministry of Health hospitals cut ties with private insurers

Seven out of ten of Saudi Arabia's health insurance policyholders will no longer be able to get treatment at Ministry of Health facilities reimbursed after the government department cancelled service contracts with the country's two largest health insurers, Bupa Arabia and Tawuniya. A Bupa Arabia spokesperson tells us that this won't affect its policyholders who mostly use private facilities anyway, while a local contact says there is more to this than reasons cited in the Saudi press.
August 10, 2018

Ivory Coast could be the next big West African healthcare market

We hear that there has been a surge in interest in Ivory Coast's healthcare market in recent months continuing a trend that began as the dust settled from the  civil war. Coupled with a weakening of French influence, the market is opening up. Healthcare Nova finds out more from a well-placed source. 
August 8, 2018

Could buyers be interested in Fortis’ struggling diagnostics arm SRL?

After Malaysian healthcare giant IHH's $1.3bn buy-out of controversy-riddled Fortis Healthcare, the Indian hospital group's diagnostic lab SRL has launched a major push to improve its dwindling sales. Is it worth trying to impress incoming management, or will Fortis drop the business? We speak to an analyst to find out more.
August 3, 2018

Odontoprev shares drop on H1 results

Brazilian dental plan specialist Odontoprev saw its share drop 7% on H1 results, yet it still paid out in dental services just 45.5% of its second quarter revenue!
August 3, 2018

Saudi PPP draft law looks good

The three-week period for public comment on Saudi Arabia's draft PPP law has passed. We talk to a UAE-based lawyer about what the document, which could theoretically be made into law immediately, really means for those looking at entering into the country's healthcare sector through PPPs.
August 2, 2018

Hospitals in our pockets: the future of African healthcare

Before British primary care digital health player Babylon came along, the Rwandan government had never signed a contract with a private healthcare provider. A universal healthcare coverage scheme called Mutuelles de Santé had been operating in the country since 1999, but ten years later was spending 9.7% of GDP on health. The government and its citizens needed a means to make healthcare more accessible and affordable: so in 2016 it invited a private digital health platform to help connect patients to doctors.
August 2, 2018
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