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AAR Healthcare teams up with e-payment platform in Kenya

Kenyan insurer and healthcare service provider AAR Healthcare says it is tackling low uptake and fraud by allowing customers to pay for treatment and manage medical payments with their mobile through a new partnership with e-payment system M-TIBA.
September 25, 2019

UAE primary care platform doubles in size, targets Saudi

HBI catches up with Abhishek Sharma, CEO of Foundation Holdings which is putting $125m towards building a primary care platform in the UAE. It has doubled its national footprint in the last 18 months and is targeting Saudi Arabia and the whole region next.
September 25, 2019

Columbia Pacific Management sells Southeast Asian business and targets Africa

Seattle-based Columbia Pacific Management has agreed to sell Columbia Asia's Southeast Asia hospitals for $1.2bn cash and has kicked off a separate sale process for the Indian hospitals, sources familiar with the matter tell us. It is also planning to replicate its Asian success story in Africa, starting in Kenya, HBI can exclusively reveal.
September 19, 2019

IHH buys hospital from major shareholder

Pan-Asian hospital group IHH Healthcare Berhad is further consolidating its strong position in Malaysia with the acquisition of a substantial private medical centre in its capital, Kuala Lumpur.
September 17, 2019

Crisis in the UAE’s private hospital sector

A large private hospital in the UAE closed this week, as a tougher payor climate because of the A-class expat exodus hits the sector, HBI is told. Another source says that some groups may have over-extended themselves trying to keep up with a dominant NMC Health.
September 12, 2019

Big hospital deals in Asia close to completion

A deal to buy pan-southeast Asian hospital group Columbia Asia has reportedly been agreed, while The Philippines' largest private hospital group's dual-track process is rolling on with a prospectus filed and second-round bids in.
September 12, 2019

IDH to start mining lab data

Pan-African lab company Integrated Diagnostic Holdings (IDH) will soon start mining its database of 13m patients through a new subsidiary with the ultimate aim of layering extra services on top.
September 11, 2019

Brazilian insurer “not for sale”, but Hapvida continues to be the one to watch

Brazilian health insurer Clinipam may be the target of four prospective buyers according to local reports – but the company denies it is for sale despite its apparent suitors. We speak to a Brazilian healthcare expert who tells us that Hapvida is the one to watch, and talk about its prospective targets and strategy.
September 5, 2019
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