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How expensive are South Africa’s private hospitals?

February's explosive report from the OECD on the unaffordability of South African private hospitals may have political repercussions. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told the South African press the study proves the market is broken – something he has “been telling South Africans all along, but no one wants to listen”. Here we look at the report and talk to the head of health at the OECD about its findings and also to Jonathan Broomberg, CEO of Discovery Health, the largest administrator of medical schemes in the country.
March 29, 2016

Apollo’s expansion plans stumble on regulations

Apollo Hospitals is proposing a Rs 750 crore ($112m) rights issue to fund its five-year plan to expand its hospital network. But after a first failed attempt in October 2015, India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is turning down Apollo's proposal again.
March 23, 2016

Gulf States to boost PPPs, eHealth, preventive care and long-term care

In its comprehensive annual report on the healthcare industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, private equity house Alpen Capital explores current trends. Projecting the GCC total private and public healthcare market to grow 12.1% to $71.3bn in 2020, it highlights population growth, the introduction of health insurance and rising healthcare costs as key drivers –resulting in the development of PPPs, eHealth, preventive care and long-term care.
March 22, 2016

Bain buys Chinese hospital group

Private equity house Bain Capital has bought Chinese hospital group Asia Pacific Medical (APM) for $150m, according to press reports. The deal marks Bain's entry to China after raising $3bn for its Asia fund in December 2015.
March 22, 2016

HCG IPO just sneaks through

The IPO for the Indian oncology group, Healthcare Global Enterprises (HCG), got away cleanly after being subscribed 1.56 times last week. HCG has successfully raised almost 650 crore (US$97m) to invest and reduce debt. But it has struggled compared to its peers Dr. Lal Pathlabs and Narayana, which were oversubscribed 33 and 9 times respectively.
March 22, 2016

Tunisia to launch major healthcare reform programme in 2017

Tunisia benefits from a healthcare system better than many countries with similar income levels. In 2013, total healthcare expenditure amounted to 7.1% of GDP –or 493 TND ($246) per capita and 90% of the population has access to a form of universal insurance. Yet, Moncef Boussannouga Zammouri, head of KPMG Tunisia, says the country suffers from a poorly performing public healthcare sector.
March 21, 2016

First Bangladeshi hospital IPO

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka has filed for the first healthcare services IPO in Bangladesh, the South Asian country of 156m. On 1 March 2016 it signed its issue management services agreement with local investment groups ICB and AFC.
March 11, 2016
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