The Alroy family, who founded SHL Telemedicine, is no longer running the Israeli-listed company which sells its services in Germany and Israel, after profits crashed. What does that tell us about the prospects for telehealth in Europe and beyond?
The Turkish government sees medical tourism as a key source of foreign exchange and has put in place measures to support the industry. Revenue from the sector is expected to contribute $20bn per year under the government’s 2023 vision, which marks 100 years since the birth of the Turkish state. Healthcare Europa ask what this means for the industry and who can be expected to benefit.
Acibadem, the big Turkish private hospital chain owned by Malaysia’s global healthcare provider IHH, has signed up 300,000 to its online healthcare management platform. One aim is to turn one-off patients into longer-term customers. We talk to information systems project manager Merve Caglayan to check on progress.
Malo Clinic, the Portuguese outpatient healthcare group, is set to open a new brand of low cost dental clinics across the 28 countries it is already in. Malo began its internationalisation five years ago and has facilities from Angola to China and Colobia to Poland covering dentistry and cosmetic surgery, as well as an IVF clinic.
By a long way, German acute hospitals represent the largest healthcare property portfolio in Europe. So far, they have been off limits to property investors. But will it stay that way? We explore some of the issues ahead of the Healthcare Europa 2015 conference, where we have a special session on healthcare property.
One of the striking things about Richard Ajayi, boss of Nigerian healthcare group Therapia who we interview here, is the way he has formed a whole network of international alliances to bring healthcare services to Nigeria.
Listed-Qatari hospital group Medicare Group’s subsidiary Al Ahli Hospitals has announced plans to open a polyclinic in Al Wakra, south-east Qatar. This is its first expansion outside of the main Doha hospital.
The Moroccan government has this week decided to change its legislation so as to boost private capital for healthcare. Meanwhile, what will be the largest private multi-specialty hospital has just opened in Casablanca. Insurers are also consolidating the private hospital market in Morocco and the wider region.
Fees charged by specialist doctors in private hospitals will be subject to the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Some operators are worried about increased operating costs, estimating a rise of up to 5%.
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