HBI speaks to Stephan Dyckerhoff, CEO of elderly care specialist Buurtzorg Asia, about how the company is managing its business interests in India, China, Taiwan and Japan as coronavirus sweeps the continent.
China's private hospital groups appear to have survived the lockdown with limited financial intervention from the government, but concern is growing, particularly at the premium end of the market, that a long-term economic downturn will push demand away from private care. HBI talks to a Shanghai-based consultant to find out more.
Revenue is up at Chinese Hospital chain United Family Healthcare ahead of the completion of its acquisition by Hong Kong investment firm New Frontier Corporation. With China's attitude to for-profit healthcare softening and regulations easing, there are positive signs coming out of the country for foreign operators.
HBI speaks to Hong-Kong-based insure tech startup CareVoice about how its solution supports insurers to deliver more bespoke plans in China, following its $10m Series A. As most global insurers are trying to pivot from being gatekeepers to caregivers, can solutions that provide preventative support help?
Israeli telemedicine solutions provider SHL Telemedicine has moved into the Netherlands by acquiring a remote cardiac monitoring company, amid ongoing board struggles.
Australian oncology provider Icon Group has been proudly talking of its 'first' venture into China through a partnership with the Sanbo Brain Hospital Group. Yet in 2016 it announced a similar deal with Yibai Healthcare that failed to materialise. HBI speaks to CEO Mark Middleton about what's different this time around.
Hong Kong investment firm New Frontier Corp has acquired one of China's largest private hospital groups, creating one of the country's largest publicly listed integrated healthcare companies.
China is experiencing a boom in cosmetic surgery placing it among the fastest-growing medical cosmetic and aesthetic markets in the world, according to a new report by Nasdaq listed So-Young.
Synlab Nigeria's chief medical officer told crowds at the launch of a new wellness centre in Lagos that previously "only outdated technologies were dumped in Africa". This might be true, but is there a market for expensive innovation?
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