Two trade buyers and sovereign wealth funds have reportedly joined private equity firms in the process to acquire pan-Asian hospital group Columbia Asia. We hear which one of the trade buyers is really in the running and which isn't.
Orpea, Europe's second-largest nursing home operator by revenue, has made big strides in Latin America, with acquisitions in Chile, Brazil and Uruguay in 2018. We speak to a market expert about its expansion, with a focus on Brazil, and its full-year results published this week.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health is looking for more international operators to provide dialysis services across the Kingdom, despite having recently renewed contracts with Diaverum and DaVita. Local sources tell HBI that the Ministry wants international operators to help fill the supply gap in the Kingdom. The number of patients needing dialysis is expected to […]
Cleveland Clinic has come to the UK. It has just agreed to the lease of its first medical outpatient building in London, which will complement the site of its planned Cleveland Clinic London Hospital.
LSE-listed Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH) has released its full-year results showing substantial growth in profits, revenue and EBITDA. The lab group, which was brought to IPO by CEO Hend el Sherbini in 2015 and is present in Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Nigeria, has added an additional 40 branches to its network in the last year, […]
By 2030, the world will be short of 18m health workers – a fifth of the total capacity to care. HBI talks to Mark Britnell. Author of Human, solving the global workforce crisis in Healthcare.
Kenya's National Health Insurance Fund has released a list of all accredited inpatient hospitals, 20-25% of which are for-profits, as it goes through a series of reforms to achieve the holy grail of Universal Health Coverage. But the former chairman of one of the country's largest hospital groups tells us the full achievement of the […]
Brazilian diagnostics company DASA has reported losses of R $14.5m ($3.8m) for the last quarter of 2018. We ask the company why, and talk to a market expert about its strategy.
Revenue at International healthcare group NMC breached $2bn for the first time in FY2018. The company repeated its 2019 guidance today (Thursday, March 7)- but its share price plummeted 9% as investors appeared to be cashing in.
Healthcare Business International users cookies to improve the functionality, performance, and effectiveness of our communications. Detailed information on the use of cookies is provided in our Cookies Policy. By continuing to use this site, or by clicking "I agree" you consent to the use of cookies.