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Wound care clinics – the potential in emerging markets

The potential for wound care clinics – especially in emerging markets – is huge. Often costing little to set up, the opportunity to cut costs, cut average length of stay, and operate a quick turnaround (ideally from private payors) should be appealing. So why aren’t we seeing more of them? Healthcare Nova speaks to Rafael Mazuz, MD of OliveSeraph which advises providers how to make such clinics work.
September 22, 2016

Author defends controversial OECD South African hospital report

In March, we examined a report by the OECD on the affordability of private hospitals in South Africa, and gave space to experts on either side of the debate to discuss the findings. We’re now giving the final author of the report, Tomas Roubal, an economist at the World Health Organisation (WHO), an opportunity to enter the debate after he presented his findings at the Board of Healthcare Funders conference this summer.
September 22, 2016

Foreign investors open up Iran

Sila Grup, which is a Turkish operator and consultancy, is reported to have signed an MoU with the Iranian Ministry of Health to invest US$1bn in the country.
September 22, 2016

Grupo Gamma partners with Swiss Medical to expand

Argentine healthcare provider Grupo Gamma is partnering with the country’s second largest payor-provider Swiss Medical to expand. We speak to CEO Mario Edgardo Tourn about improved prospects for private healthcare after the change in government and look at how the sector is likely to consolidate. It plans to open a 130-bed hospital, a maternity clinic, […]
September 22, 2016

Austerity bites in Abu Dhabi

Gulf states are targeting waste in their health systems as the low oil price places government budgets under strain. Co-payments, quotas and VAT may become commonplace in an industry not previously known for having to make economies, and the damage is already showing on operators.
September 21, 2016

Houston Methodist Hospital partners in Latin America

American not-for-profit Houston Methodist Hospital is proving that having a network of Latam collaborators can bring substantial benefits to all involved - through staff exchanges, conferences, and complex case referrals. Healthcare Nova spoke to José Núñez, Chief Advisor of Global Healthcare Services, to find out more.
September 21, 2016

Mediclinic sales growth to be slower than expected in Abu Dhabi

Shares in the South African giant Mediclinic briefly fell last Friday on news that sales growth would be slower than expected in the group’s Middle East division. Mediclinic International, which comprises recent acquisition Al Noor and pre-existing Mediclinic facilities, has suffered from a co-payment introduced by the state insurer, staff shortages and regulatory delays.
September 16, 2016
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