The private healthcare markets in major Indian and middle eastern cities are on the brink of becoming mature according to a consulting source, and this will require operators and investors to take a different approach.
Western Europe is becoming increasingly dependent on importing talent to address its workforce crisis, but there are signs of resistance to the brain drain. With Nigeria looking to introduce a mandatory domestic five-year service for all doctors, HBI speaks to a global workforce expert to see if this kind of pushback could have any lasting impact.
As an aging population compounds Germany’s workforce crisis, the search for staff continues to expand outside Europe. With the government launching an initiative to attract skilled care workers from Brazil and beyond, HBI speaks to two market experts to find out more.
US-based PE firm Blackstone is acquiring Care Hospitals, one of India's largest hospital groups, for around $800m. Meanwhile Max Healthcare, another one of India’s largest private hospital groups and a former front-runner in the sale process, is suing Care Hospitals and its PE owner TPG, for breaching an exclusivity agreement for the sale signed in March.
Singaporean state-owned investment conglomerate Temasek is to become majority shareholder in Manipal Hospitals, one of India’s largest hospital chains, as it increases its stake from 18% to 59%.
HBI catches up with Edward Booty, CEO at Singapore based health platform Reach52, to find out about growth during a pandemic, the importance of primary care, and digital health solutions.
This week, HBI looks at the annual inflow of nurses from abroad to the big five Western European markets - the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain - using public data from OECD. Those looking for an outlier need look no further than the UK.
The pandemic exposed the fragility of supply chains in emerging markets, and their overdependence on international networks. As delegates at the IFC’s conference in Cape Town, South Africa heard last month, there is a renewed appetite in Africa for self-sufficiency and a coordinated shift towards regionalisation.
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