Pro Tip: Learn how to use HBI Alerts to follow your favorite topics

Open access

 

FREE BLOG How not to be the bull in the China shop

Vast, distant, bureaucratic, and distrustful of foreign intervention – at first glance it’s easy to see why China might seem a somewhat unattractive prospect for a group outside of the country considering its next move. For those willing to try, it pays to be methodical and not rush into a tricky market. How do we […]

Jiamei Dental to tap into tier three and four cities in China

Jiamei Dental Group, which Healthcare Nova understands is the third largest private dental chain in China, says it wants to expand to underserved tier three and four cities. It also aims to grow its online medical services operations and serve more corporate clients.

Sonic Healthcare buys German lab network Staber for €120m

Australian diagnostics network Sonic Healthcare has bought Munich-based laboratory group Staber for €120m. The move allows Sonic to expand its footprint in Germany and is a significant step in the group's growth strategy, according to one consultant.

Capio results show it coping with French tariff cuts

Pan-European operator Capio’s third quarter results show the group has fully compensated for the French government’s tariff cut of 2.15% and reports strong growth in patient volumes in the country. We speak to CFO Olof Bengtsson.

Benin signs Public-Private Partnership (PPP) law

The West African country of Benin just signed a long-awaited law that sets out the conditions under which Public Private Partnerships (PPP) contracts can be signed. The move comes as the government announces three hospital PPPs. Ricardo Missihoun, executive director at the Association of Benin Logisticians (AsLoB), says PPPs are needed in the country.

Catalonia steps up anti-PPP agenda

Catalonia moves forward with plans to terminate public contracts with Spain's largest hospital group Quirónsalud in Greater Barcelona. After successfully deprivatizing a small waiting list relief operation, Hospital General de Catalunya in Sant Cugat will stop receiving radiotherapy referrals making up a third of its sales in early 2017. But this month Catalan health minister Toni Comín made an unexpected move. He's looking to nationalize 170-bed Hospital General for €50-55m.

Find Us