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Falck takes over LATAM’s leading ambulance and homecare group

Despite strong rumours that it was set to sell off its LATAM business, Falck, the international ambulance, fire service, healthcare and roadside assistance group, has done the opposite – acquiring the remaining 36.9% of shares in Grupo EMI and taking full ownership of Colombia’s leading provider of ambulance services and homecare.

Homecare and daycare business models in Mexico: Presentation, Marco Alvarez, Salus Holding, Mexico

Marco Alvarez set up Grupo Dabvsa with Angel Ventures (now Salus Holdings) in 2005 to provide medicalised homecare, day centres and a nursing school in Mexico City. Now the largest provider in the capital, Marco discusses the social stigma of elderly care in Mexico, demographics, and how focusing on technical and medical assistance has helped the group work alongside traditional domiciliary caregivers.

Alliar’s PPP: A perfect union: Presentation, Fernando Terni, Alliar, Brazil

Brazil's third largest diagnostic group Alliar has been contracted by the government to provide diagnostics in the public sytem in Bahia. This is transforming the provision for some 12 million people. Fernando shares details about the contract and talks us through the issues, potential problems and successes of this PPP.

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