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US$82m Lagos hospital project may attract IFC funding

A N32bn (US$82m) greenfield hospital project in the Nigerian city of Lagos consisting of a 150-bed multispecialty hospital and two primary care centres has received the backing of two investors and of potentially a third - development finance institution IFC. John Adesioye, CEO of consultancy Utopian Consulting International, says this is the sort of investment that Nigeria needs.

Hygeia adds Gold Cross Hospital to Nigerian network

African investor Hygeia has bought the 35-bed Gold Cross Hospital in Nigeria adding to a growing network centred on the Lagoon Hospital and the country’s largest HMO. We spoke to Lagoon’s CEO, Rajeev Bhandari.

Chinese investment group targets European elderly care

Shanghai-based China Minsheng Investment Group, one of the largest private investment funds in China, says it is targeting senior care groups across the world - including the largest senior care group in Europe - for acquisition.

Interview: Frederic Llordachs, co-founder of review and booking site Doctoralia

Doctoralia, the Spanish-based online healthcare appointment booking and review site with a strong presence in Latin America merged with its Polish-based competitor DocPlanner last year. Healthcare Europa talks to Doctoralia co-founder Dr. Frederic Llordachs, now a partner at DocPlanner, about business models, the merger, and the future of booking sites.

Intermedica tight lipped about plans to sell, IPO – or both

Intermedica, the private Brazilian payor-provider headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is refusing to comment on its prospective stock market flotation or sale - telling Healthcare Nova that, at this stage, it is “not allowed to comment on anything to do with IPOs or strategy”. But according to one sources in Brazil, Intermedica may go for a mix of both IPO and sale.

Interview: Fadil Elamin, Founder, Khartoum Dentist, Sudan

Sudan is open for business. And those willing to take the risk of entering a previously sieged economy, may find themselves turning over more than $32m a year, just like Fadil Elamin who runs Khartoum Dentist, a growing chain of dental clinics in the capita

Egyptian efforts to engage foreign patients

Egypt, despite a rocky socio-political past, is being touted by the government as a venue for medical tourism. Healthcare Nova speaks to Ghada Ganzouri, board member and head of business development at Ganzouri Specialised Hospital (GSH) in Cairo, about the country's potential to become an international medical hub.

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