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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

Alliar hopes for giant PPP contract

Imaging and lab group Alliar has its eyes on another giant Private Public partnership (PPP) contract in Brazil which would be twice as big as its US$60m a year, 11.5 year contract with Bahia state, says CEO Fernando Termi, speaking at the inaugural Healthcare Latam conference.
October 26, 2017

Advent sells its shares in Fleury

Private equity firm Advent International has sold all of its shares in Fleury S.A, the second-largest diagnostic laboratory group in Brasil, pocketing 1.3 billion real ($408m).
September 28, 2017

United Health creates largest emerging markets provider

US insurer United Health has agreed a friendly deal to buy Banmedica, the integrated payor provider that covers Chile and has moved into Colombia and Peru. The deal values Banmedica's equity at US$2.8bn.
September 11, 2017

Orpea entering Brazilian market with 2000-bed joint venture

French nursing home behemoth Orpea has announced two joint ventures with fellow countryman Philippe Austruy’s holding company, SIS Group, that will see 2,000 nursing home beds built in Brazil and 1,000 in Portugal over the next 2-3 years. We talk to Orpea and to its Brazilian rivals.
September 6, 2017

Can you build a business on educating doctors and nurses?

Can you make a successful business educating doctors and nurses? You can if the growth of the world’s largest higher education network, Laureate, is anything to go by. Healthcare Nova catches up with Dr. Francisco Gutierrez, senior vice president of medicine and health sciences.
August 25, 2017

Could strong growth in Brazil attract investor interest?

One of Brazil’s largest private hospitals has seen strong growth despite employment and health insurance coverage plummeting during the country's recession. Now that left-wing former president Dilma Rousseff has been impeached, the manager of this surprisingly profitable hospital expects foreign investors to start taking notice.
August 16, 2017

Why foreign investors have not flocked to Brazil – despite deregulation

The Brazilian healthcare market opened up to foreign investment in 2015 – but has yet to see a lot of foreign investment bar a couple of large players. Why is this, what is the best model for operators, and where should they be looking? Healthcare Nova speaks to Brazil-based Marcelo do Ó, managing director at global consultants LEK.
August 8, 2017
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