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Interview: Departing BMI Healthcare CEO, Jill Watts

The CEO of the UK’s largest hospital chain is stepping down after three years in the job. Healthcare Europa catches up with Jill Watts from BMI Healthcare, the UK-based group owned by South African giant Netcare, to talk strategy, markets and growth.

Interview: Ngu Morchu, MD and founder of Yako Medical Africa

How do you solve a problem like Nigerian healthcare? With a negligible private insurance market and limited-reach public healthcare system, it’s going to take an honest appraisal of the country’s problems and entrepreneurs with vision and drive to turn things around. Healthcare Nova speaks to Ngu Morchu, MD and founder of Yako Medical Africa which is pioneering new business models in imaging. He claims to have an answer, and he says it starts with creating “Africa’s Affidea”.

HC-One in race to secure funding for Bupa deal

UK care home group HC-One has a fortnight to secure around £250m in fresh capital to close a deal for 122 Bupa homes and create the UK’s largest care group, we heard today from a well-placed source.

Interview: Anand Narayan, managing partner, Creador India

Last month, Malaysia-based private equity house Creador invested in a healthcare services company - its first foray into the healthcare market. Healthcare Nova speaks to Anand Narayan, managing partner at Creador India, after it bought a 22% stake in Indian hospital chain Paras Healthcare for US$42m. Why did Creador want to invest in a company operating in some of India's poorest states?

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