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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.

FREE BLOG Who can crack medicalised homecare?

Praxair’s merger (well, takeover) of Linde will be interesting to watch as Linde is a big medical oxygen at home business in Europe. Healthcare Europa estimate its sales at around €900m in 2015, although some of that will be the supply of oxygen to hospitals. But building a well-spread medical homecare business is not easy. […]

Why are German hospitals selling their care homes?

Two weeks ago, German hospital chain Sana sold two of its care homes in Düsseldorf to the Red Cross. We know that Asklepios has also been selling some of its care homes. So will German private hospital operators continue to pull out of elderly care? Healthcare Europa is being told it is unlikely.

Cerba to sell for around €1.8bn

French laboratory chain Cerba could be valued at up to €2bn -with three bidders still in the race. It is rumoured the group could sell before February, when second round bids are set. But owner PAI Partners may not get the price it hoped for.

Swedish entrepreneur gives GCC dentistry a polish

Per Rehnberg, former boss of Colosseum Smile, the largest private dentistry chain in the Nordics is now building a chain in the GCC starting with Abu Dhabi. He started off by going mystery shopping with his own choppers and some X-rays. What did he learn about the sector?

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.

Colosseum Smile “went for a high price”

The former CEO of Swedish dental chain Colosseum Smile says IK Investment Partners received a high price when Colosseum sold it to the Swiss fund Jacobs Holding AG last week.

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