China's largest hospital group Phoenix Healthcare is incorporating a 560-bed hospital in Guangdong and a 136-bed plastic surgery hospital in Zhejiang from CITIC M&H under a HK$1.24bn (US$160m) shares sale and purchase agreement.
Vast, distant, bureaucratic, and distrustful of foreign intervention – at first glance it’s easy to see why China might seem a somewhat unattractive prospect for a group outside of the country considering its next move. For those willing to try, it pays to be methodical and not rush into a tricky market. How do we […]
Jiamei Dental Group, which Healthcare Nova understands is the third largest private dental chain in China, says it wants to expand to underserved tier three and four cities. It also aims to grow its online medical services operations and serve more corporate clients.
The West African country of Benin just signed a long-awaited law that sets out the conditions under which Public Private Partnerships (PPP) contracts can be signed. The move comes as the government announces three hospital PPPs. Ricardo Missihoun, executive director at the Association of Benin Logisticians (AsLoB), says PPPs are needed in the country.
Life Clinic, a Hong Kong anti-ageing and regenerative therapy operator, is to expand to mainland China and India through a strategic partnerships with a HK-listed company. Its CEO, Shannon Neilsen, was director of operations at WA Health Care, a Shanghai-based regenerative therapy provider later acquired by iKang. He also oversaw the entry of Parkway Health into China over a decade ago. He talks to Healthcare Nova about the difficulties of operating an international company on the mainland.
Brazil's third largest lab group Alliar floated on Friday 28 October at R$20 per share. This raises roughly US$88m in cash for its buy-and-build in southern Brazil. Investors celebrate the accomplishment as it puts an end to a yearlong IPO drought in Sao Paulo amidst recession.
Primary care in India is “broken and corrupt”, according to Kaushik Sen, CEO of Mumbai-based Healthspring, which is rolling out a network. Kickbacks, sink tests, under-the-table payments for referrals to hospital, long waits to see GP and patients having to carry their own medical records from appointment to appointment - there must, surely, be a better way.
Can you make money out of a primary care network in India? There is no question that, generally, primary healthcare in India is "broken". Kaushik Sen, CEO of Mumbai-based Healthspring thinks he has the answer - a new primary care network. But can it ever turn a profit and if so how? We talk to Sen about his success to date, and plans for the future.
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