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Building a primary care business in India: Presentation, Kaushik Sen, Healthspring – HBI 2018

Today in India, as in many Emerging Markets, sick patients often go straight to hospital. Primary care has a poor reputation and is often viewed as corrupt by patients. Here Kaushik gives a detailed overview of how primary care works in India and unpackages its potential, before describing Healthspring's business model, which has seen it grow to a network of 30 clinics.

HCG plans to roll out personalised cancer treatment across India

India’s largest cancer centre chain, Healthcare Global Enterprises (HCG), plans to roll out personalised oncology treatment across the country by 2020, founder Dr Ajaikumar tells Healthcare Nova. “When I was an oncology resident (house officer), everybody was treated the same way, but now 48% of cancer treatments are different because of the field of genomics. […]

Value-based Healthcare: Delivering high quality cancer care internationally: Presentation, Dr B.S. Ajaikumar – HBI 2018

How do you deliver world-class cancer care at affordable prices? With 20 comprehensive cancer care centres, HCG is by far the largest oncology specialist in India. Founder, Dr Ajaikumar, lifts the lid on how HCG’s model delivers outcomes through deployment of value health. With a growing pan-India presence, and a cancer center in Kenya, HCG sees potential to replicate the model globally, including across regions like Dubai, Ghana, Vietnam, Philippines etc. in the next few years.

Filling the cancer care gap in India with a ‘shop-in-shop’ model

ClearMedi provides comprehensive cancer care across India, but has evolved in just six years. Healthcare Nova talks to managing director Shashi Baliyan to find out what his group is doing there to fill the cancer care gap with its 'shop-in-shop' model, and how it grew so fast.

Race to buy $1.25bn Fortis Healthcare set for East-West showdown

Malaysian hospital group IHH Healthcare has re-launched its takeover offer for Indian hospital operator Fortis. But it's not the only bidder in a web of rumoured takeovers involving buyers with deep pockets from both the Far East and West. We talk to local contacts.

Interview: Hari Buggana, InvAscent

Healthcare Nova speaks to Hari Buggana, chairman and managing director at India-focused investor InvAscent, about what makes a good investment, and why the Indian healthcare market is appealing at the moment.

Qualitas’ IPO plan on Singapore Exchange faces challenges

Malaysia-based outpatient and corporate care group Qualitas’ planned IPO on the Singapore Exchange is “work in progress” and has been delayed to later this year, a well-placed source tells Healthcare Nova. HCN reported at the end of 2017 that Qualitas was planning to list on Singapore Exchange (SGX) to raise S$200m (US$152m) in early 2018. […]

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