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Apollo Hospitals Dhaka slashes discharge times as it tackles a cultural issue

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, a joint venture between its Indian namesake and the Bangladeshi STS Group, is Bangladesh’s first Joint Comission International accredited hospital. But Apollo’s chief of medical services Dr Prasad Muglikar tells Healthcare Nova it wasn’t costs or resources that were the main barrier to solving the problems of a lack of accountability and leadership on its wards – it was culture.

Interview: Dr Chai Patel, chairman and CEO, HC-One

Chai Patel, former Ugandan refugee, medical doctor, adviser to the Blair government and, after selling his stake in British-based nursing home group HC-One two years ago, serial entrepreneur is one of the more colourful characters in the normally staid world of British adult social care. With 25 years of experience in the market, he's also well-placed to comment on its current plight. In this wide-ranging interview, he gives Healthcare Europa his assessment of the industry's health and reveals details of HC-One's future strategy.

Interview: Dr Susann Roth, Senior Social Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lends more than US$16bn to projects across the continent each year, primarily in the infrastructure field. Last year, just US$0.34bn of that lending went to health - but that is set to change as the bank's interest in social sectors is growing. So what role does the bank believe the private sector should play in the region's health systems? How will they achieve universal health coverage (UHC)? And how good is existing regulation? These are the questions we put to Susann Roth, a German doctor and public health specialist who has been with the bank for more than seven years.

Interview: Amir Barsoum, CEO of Egyptian healthcare IT platform Vezeeta

Egyptian IT platform Vezeeta, a healthcare services booking site and practice management software, raised $5m for expansion across the Middle East in December last year. We speak to its CEO, Amir Barsoum.

Interview: Milan Leckeši, CEO of Czech healthcare provider Agel

Czech healthcare provider Agel, which owns 36 hospitals across Central Europe, added seven facilities to its network last year - and more in the pipeline for 2017. We speak to its new CEO, Milan Leckeši.

Interview: Manasije Mishra, CEO Aetna India, MD of Indian Health Organisation

Manasije Mishra is the CEO of Aetna India, and managing director of Indian Health Organisation (IHO). IHO runs a membership scheme which, for a modest fee, gives its half-a-million members access to everything from free consultations with a doctor to access to discounted outpatient and lab services, and telemedicine. We talk to him about his business model, his members, and his plans for expansion.

What does the future hold for Swedish dental/primary group Praktikerjänst?

The Swedish dental cooperative is losing dentists and revenue, Healthcare Europa has learned from speaking to the group itself and a former executive. But does that mean its model is doomed - or is it merely getting rid of some dead wood?

Interview: Omar Arteaga, senior manager at KPMG Colombia

A recent study by Latin American business publication Economia identified Colombia’s hospital sector as ‘the new star’ in the region, with 21 hospitals appearing in its top 44 best hospitals in Latin America. Omar Arteaga, senior manager at KPMG Colombia, explains why.

Interview: Aarne Aktan, CEO, Pihlajalinna

The health and social care group, Pihlajalinna, is the biggest (and arguably hardest to pronounce) name in Finnish outsourcing. It opened its first joint venture with Jämsä in 2010 and now receives 55% of its sales through this model. But the Finnish Sote reform, which will totally reshape the market, is fast approaching. Still, Aktan claims that Pihlajalinna, a weak consumer brand, will adapt to freedom of choice and the end of outsourcing as he knows it.

Interview: Hisham Moussa, MD of Abraaj, on partnering with diagnostic chain in Pakistan

The Abraaj Group has partnered with Islamabad Diagnostics Centre, a leading diagnostics chain in Pakistan. But what is its plan for Pakistan - and beyond? Are they looking to IPO eventually, or build a network of integrated services? Healthcare Nova speaks to managing director Hisham Moussa.

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