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Suppliers flock to Africa

The exhibitor halls at the Africa Health exhibition, which took place in Johannesburg last week, allowed a grandstand view of Africa’s developing healthcare market. Suppliers told us opportunities within the continent are multiplying. And a fascinating battle is emerging for contracts and bragging rights.
June 15, 2016

Discovery to trial PROMs

The South African medical scheme, or private health insurer, Discovery Health, is interested in outcomes measurement and will soon trial patient reported outcomes measurements (PROMS) in collaboration with the provider Intercare, says Darren Sweidan, head of the Health Professional Unit. This is the one of the first such schemes in the country, as outcomes measurement has been stymied by a fragmented system and resistance by clinicians, he claims.
June 10, 2016

Private sector booming in Nigeria

There are numerous private hospitals under construction in Nigeria, as the government looks to the private sector to boost provision, and reverse the leaks of skilled staff and patient dollars, says Clare Omatseye, president of the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria.
June 9, 2016

Al Borg attracts interest

Three Gulf-based private equity firms are reportedly interested in buying a minority stake in Al Borg Medical Laboratories, the largest player in Saudi Arabia. We report on Al Borg’s expansion plans.
June 9, 2016

Aster DM expands hospital and pharmacy networks

UAE-based Aster DM is to open two 100-bed hospitals in the emirates of Sharjah and Dubai over the next three months –as part of $100m investment. Each hospital cost between $40m (AED150m) to $54m (AED200m). The group is also planning to build four other hospitals in the next two years.
June 3, 2016

Indian lab chain Dr. Lal grows

Indian lab chain Dr. Lal Pathlabs is acquiring Delta RIA and Pathology Lab in Bhopal, Central India. Dr. Lal's IPO in December 2015 subscribed 33 times, raising Rs 190 crore (US$30m). Year-on-year sales in the first quarter of 2016 grew 15% to Rs 1977 crore (US$310m), with 26% EBITDA margin.
June 3, 2016

Ping An Doctor app to bridge payer-provider gap in China

One year after its launch, Chinese insurer Ping An’s comprehensive ‘Doctor’ app raised $500m in a series A funding round. The app allows its users to access real-time consultations and health management services –becoming the most popular platform in a saturated digital market. We look at Ping An’s strategy to bridge the payer-provider gap.
June 3, 2016

Private insurers in East Asia: Between a rock and a hard place

Private medical insurers face colossal problems in China, India and across South East Asia. At this month’s Asia Healthcare Summit in Singapore, they were better at describing the challenges of culture, fraud and overtreatment than they were at coming up with solutions.
June 3, 2016

Huge mental health treatment gap in China and India

The Lancet has reported that third of the global burden of disease for mental, neurological and substance use disorders occurs in India and China – more than in all high-income countries combined – yet 10% or less of people with mental disorders in these countries receive the needed treatment. Even for serious psychotic illness only 40% of Chinese had treatment from healthcare professionals. Both countries are about to engulfed by dementia as their populations age.
June 2, 2016
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