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Rural US healthcare giant plans to open 300 primary care clinics in Ghana

A giant US-based rural health group is looking to expand its operations in Ghana, from 25 clinics to 300 over the next 3-4 years. We speak to Dr Dan Blue and Jim Slack, Executive VP and VP respectively of Sanford World Clinics about expansion, working with the Ghanaian government and reaching break-even.
November 22, 2017

African health ministers signal closer relationship with private sector

Health ministers from countries including Niger, Senegal and Uganda have signalled a new approach to working closely with the private sector in healthcare provision. We find out more from our contacts who attended the second annual Africa Health Business Symposium (AHBS II) in Dakar earlier this month.
November 15, 2017

Lenmed looks north 

South Africa's fourth largest hospital chain is already in Mozambique and Botswana and is keen to expand into other Sub-Saharan countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda. That might be with specialist outpatient chains.  But there are plenty of opportunities in South Africa as The Competition Commission stops the Big Three from making more inpatient acquisitions. We talk to Lenmed COO, Amil Devchand. 
November 13, 2017

Intercare deal could be a game-changer

This summer, Mediclinic, the listed South African, Europe and Mid-East hospital giant, quietly bought into Intercare, a South African outpatient, day hospital and sub-acute and rehabilitation hospital network which specialises in value-based healthcare, providing the best outcomes at the lowest costs. Here is why we think the acquisition is a game changer and why this is a business model that could be exported internationally.
November 7, 2017

NephroPlus plans to expand in India and abroad in 2018

Indian renal care provider NephroPlus is to open 55 more centres across the county by the end of 2018, which will see it operating in 180 locations. Healthcare Nova speaks to CEO Vikram Vuppala about the rollout, centre profitability and imminent international expansion.
November 1, 2017

Just how close are the tech giants to muscling in on traditional insurers and operators?

Insurers and operators are worried about the threat posed by tech giants like Google, Amazon and Microsoft – and the potential for these capital rich business to muscle out traditional players with big spending and technical know-how. But is this threat really realistic?  Healthcare Nova catches up with Peter Ohnemus, CEO of Swiss health app and health score company dacadoo, to find out more.
October 30, 2017

For-profit medical education – a survey

Public sector education is failing to build the nursing and doctor capacity that is needed around the world.  We talk to academic Kevin Kinser at PennState University in the USA who specialises in tracking the for-profit tertiary education sector about the sector in general and about healthcare specifically.  This is part of a series of articles on medical training and the private sector. 
October 26, 2017

Just how close are the tech giants to muscling in on traditional insurers?

Insurers and operators are worried about the threat posed by tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft - and the potential for these capital rich business to muscle out traditional players with a mixture of big spending and technical know-how. But is this threat really realistic, and how far into development are these heavy hitters. Healthcare Europa catches up with Peter Ohnemus, CEO of health app and health score company dacadoo, to find out more.
October 24, 2017
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