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Abu Dhabi signs Israeli MoUs for population health

Abu Dhabi will work with Israel's largest payor-provider Clalit and its largest hospital Sheba Medical Centre in two separate MoUs that promise to work on population health management, genome sequencing and digital health services.

Germany’s for-profit hospitals continue crash

Four in ten of Germany's for-profit hospitals ran a deficit in 2020, up from one in ten the year before. The survey of Germany's 600 largest hospitals paints a grim outlook across the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors alike, as half expect liquidity and further sales crashes through the next year.

Debate on capping for-profit fees rages in Nordics

Whether profit making in the adult care sector should be capped, or the entire sector simply nationalised, is a hot topic in Sweden and Denmark at the moment. HBI speaks to market experts to find out more.

Synlab raises earnings guidance

Synlab says its revenues will grow 20-25% this year, upping guidance from 17%, as the COVID-19 related tailwind shows no sign of dissipating. It expects to hit up to €3.3bn of sales.

Huge PPPs pile up for waiting lists

HBI unpicks where the private sector is winning contracts to help manage sky-high backlogs. Nearly £30bn is up for grabs in elective care, oncology and diagnostics. 

Oxygen shortage concerns in South Africa could lead to stockpiling

Worries of an oxygen shortage in South Africa and concerns about the Delta variant of Covid-19 might lead to operators stockpiling O2 tanks, and has led to them increasing storage tank capacity. HBI talks to a South Africa-based for-profit hospital operator to find out more.

Chinese dental provider to list in Hong Kong

A Temasek-backed dental services provider based in China has filed for a Hong Kong IPO. The heavily redacted prospectus submitted to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited gives little away little detail.

Spire takeover looks unlikely as Circle-BMI sells

Ramsay Health Care’s takeover of UK competitor Spire Healthcare is looking increasingly unlikely as the share price trades well below the new offer price and its rebel shareholders press on with their derail attempt. It’s been a busy week for Toscafund, which has also sold a controlling stake in Circle-BMI to an American provider. 

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