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SRL plans African strategy

Indian lab group SRL is close to deal in Nigeria for a second Africa lab hub and a third is planned for Kenya. Its Congo lab already serves seven countries, CEO Sanjeev Vashishta told Healthcare Nova at the Healthcare Business International 2016 conference.
May 5, 2016

Paras launches maternity chain

Paras Hospitals in Northern India plans to roll out a chain of specialist outpatient maternity centres. It is one of several hospital chains which are rapidly deploying specialist outpatient chains in a race to quickly reach new consumers.
May 5, 2016

Amma attracts many bidders

The bidding process for Spain's fifth largest group Amma continues. Three operators (Orpea, Maisons de Famille and Domus Vi) and three private equity houses (PAI Partners, Permira and Bridgepoint) have progressed to the second round after offering more than 11.5x EBITDA.
May 5, 2016

China – a fabled land for elderly care?

We are hearing grunts of disillusionment with the Chinese elderly care market from European operators who have examined it seriously. They say there is no goldrush.
May 5, 2016

“Fast and furious growth” – A survey of private healthcare operators in Europe and Emerging Markets

Big for-profit healthcare operators expect to grow sales at over 10% annually for the next five years in Developed and Emerging Markets, but what do they see as their main challenges? A fascinating picture is revealed in a new survey of 81 mainly CEOs and CXOs in 37 countries of predominately large hospital chains, diagnostic lab and imaging players, commissioned by Siemens Healthineers (the new name for Siemens Healthcare) from Healthcare Business International. The quantitive survey was followed up with depth interviews with a dozen respondents.
May 4, 2016

“Fast and furious growth” – A survey of private healthcare operators in Europe and Emerging Markets

Big for-profit healthcare operators expect to grow sales at over 10% annually for the next five years in Developed and Emerging Markets, but what do they see as their main challenges? A fascinating picture is revealed in a new survey of 81 mainly CEOs and CXOs in 37 countries of predominately large hospital chains, diagnostic labs and imaging players, commissioned by Siemens Healthineers (the new name for Siemens Healthcare) from Healthcare Business International. The quantitive survey was followed up with depth interviews with a dozen respondents.
May 4, 2016

Building brands that win patients

Nordic countries are moving towards healthcare systems where money follows the patient and there's a broader range of private providers to chose from. How are operators responding to greater competition? Johan Fredriksson from Praktikertjänst and Yrjo Narhinen from Terveystelo discussed brand building and patient choice at our HBI's 2016 Breaking Barriers conference.
May 4, 2016

Babylon claims new AI service is more accurate than doctors

It is confirmed: Babylon, a healthcare app allowing patients to consult a doctor on their phones, is launching in Rwanda in June. Prem Sharma, head of product, also introduced a new service that will offer a complete virtual GP experience thanks to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) triage system, at the Healthcare Business International 2016 conference's most popular session.
May 4, 2016

Regulators will cut test volumes

Up to 85% of lab tests will be void within ten years predicts Dr Charles Woler, CEO of Eurofins Biologie Spécilisée. Woler said that regulators are looking to cut tests through incentives and also by reducing the range of reimbursed tests.
May 3, 2016
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