Vietnam's National Assembly admitted a proposal to remove barriers to foreign investment in healthcare on 1 September 2016. This could open up sectors like laboratory services and cosmetic surgery.
The Iraqi German Functional Imaging Clinic is opening Iraq's first private imaging centre in Baghdad in October 2016. The centre's gamma camera was uninstalled from a previous location in the United States in partnership with imaging group American Allied Imaging. Ibrahim Al Butaihi, a nuclear medicine consultant at Maasstad Hospital in Rotterdam, Netherlands, will lead the project.
Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) is to grow its service platform in India after buying the country’s second largest clinic network Sandor Nephro Services. It is hoping to launch a large 200-clinic network and to obtain PPP contracts for centres in district hospitals, according Jan Walter, SVP Central Asia Pacific for Fresenius Medical Care.
Private equity house PAI Partners put negotiations to buy 100% of Spain's largest care group SARquavitae on hold in late July. Sources told Healthcare Europa that the price has already been set at €500-550m, roughly 15x EBITDA. But there are discrepancies on how to formalise the agreement. We're still waiting for official talks to resume after the summer, which otherwise could close this very month.
Rumours are circulating in the South African press that the landmark National Health Insurance policy, which proposes to expand subsidised health insurance to the whole population, is to be scrapped or radically altered. The tabloid Noseweek reports the Treasury will not allow the White Paper to become policy, as it’s “completely unaffordable under current or foreseeable circumstances.”
Just how valuable are foreign ventures and affiliations for big US academic medical centres such as Mayo and Johns Hopkins? How much revenue are they making and how are these partnerships changing? We ask Juan Carlos who heads up these activities at the University of Utah, and was formerly Managing Director at Johns Hopkins Medicine International.
The centre right Finnish government is embarking on a reform which radically expands patient choice and which effectively “privatises” public sector providers, leaving them to compete on a level playing field with private operators. We talk to operators about the changes and hear from advisors who express a more sceptical view.
France’s second largest private hospital network Médipôle Partenaires has bought the Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire in Agen, Southwestern France, for an undisclosed amount.
Groupe C2S, a large hospital network based in Eastern France backed by private equity house Bridgepoint, has bought 500-bed operator Avenir Santé. We speak to Olivier Nemsguern, Partner at Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC), the investment vehicle controlling C2S.
Medical tourism to Turkey from Libya, Russia and Western Europe has entered a drought, as Turkey feels the effect of political instability at home and abroad.
Reliable data about healthcare is scarce but the headline figure for international arrivals is clear: they are down 41% this year. How are Turkish hospital groups fighting back? We investigate.
Healthcare Business International users cookies to improve the functionality, performance, and effectiveness of our communications. Detailed information on the use of cookies is provided in our Cookies Policy. By continuing to use this site, or by clicking "I agree" you consent to the use of cookies.
