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Mexican maternity chain targets affordable market by ditching hotelier model

Healthcare Nova speaks to an operator who says he is providing affordable maternity and OBGYN services in Mexico by ditching the hotelier model, and drawing inspiration from other emerging market providers. Juan Moctezuma is co-founder and CEO of Reina Madre Hospital in Toluca, which has been included in Duke University's Global Health Institute Innovations in Healthcare 2018 cohort.

Interview: Charles Wang, Group CEO, Luye Medical Group

Formed as recently as 2015, Singapore-based Luye Medical Group has become one of the major contenders in health care services across China, Australia and SE Asia. It is part of the Luye Life Sciences Group which owns Luye Pharma Group, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in China and separately listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Luye Medical Group acquired Healthe Care, the third largest Australian for-profit hospital operators in 2016. It has since expanded its business rapidly adding healthcare operations such as oncology (Singapore), inpatient, outpatient and community based health care services (Australia) and rehabilitation and maternity hospitals (China). The aim, says Wang, is mainly to provide a value-based healthcare experience to meet the needs of the middle class and patients with private insurance coverage across SE Asia, Australia and China. Here we talk to him about Luye Medical Group’s plans and how it views the Chinese market. Wang is a speaker at HBI 2018, the global health care service event in London from April 10 to 11.

Unilabs starts 2018 with second Peruvian lab acquisition

Pan-European laboratory giant Unilabs is acquiring Peruvian pathology lab Arias Stella for an undisclosed amount. This is the second lab acquisition the group has made in Peru, after it bought Blufstein, a network of 31 collection centres and four hospitals, in August 2017. A local source tells Healthcare Europa that the deal is likely to be […]

NMC Health acquires UAE’s largest cosmetic surgery provider

London-listed NMC Health has acquired cosmetic care provider CosmeSurge from UAE competitor Emirates Healthcare Group, a company it has common shareholding with. Healthcare Nova speaks to NMC and our contacts in the UAE about a deal we saw coming months ago.

US health group enters strategic partnerships in three new emerging markets

Sanford Health, a large non-profit US rural health group, has invested in healthcare providers in Costa Rica, Vietnam and South Africa, and is expanding its Ghanaian and Chinese ventures. We spoke exclusively ahead of public announcement to Dan Blue, VP of Sanford World Clinics, who says more will follow.

Hostile government. Angry patients. What can be done to fix Indian healthcare?

The private Indian healthcare industry is in turmoil. With dropping revenues, a hostile government, and an angry public, there’s a risk that private investors may see Indian healthcare as too great a challenge. Healthcare Nova speaks to Anas Wajid, director of sales and marketing about the problems facing private providers, how to recapture the public’s trust after it has plummeted to an all-time low, and whether regulation is the answer.

FREE BLOG Four things we learned in Singapore

HBI's senior reporter recently paid a visit to Singapore – a small country famed for its cleanliness, and sunny weather. She took the opportunity to meet healthcare providers based in the country to find out more.

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