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Affidea buys Romanian imaging clinics

Swiss-controlled private healthcare operator Affidea, which specialises in high-performance medical imaging and cancer treatment in 14 countries at its 179 centres across Europe, has bought 100% of the shares in Romanian imaging specialists Hiperdia.

Alliar breaks Brazil’s IPO drought

Brazil's third largest lab group Alliar floated on Friday 28 October at R$20 per share. This raises roughly US$88m in cash for its buy-and-build in southern Brazil. Investors celebrate the accomplishment as it puts an end to a yearlong IPO drought in Sao Paulo amidst recession.

New visa category to be introduced as medical tourism to Russia surges?

Foreign patients seeking treatment in Russia could soon have access to a new category of visas –just for them. According to several reports in the Russian press, the government is considering creating a medical tourism visa as the country experiences a boom in visitors over the past two years.

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