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How, why and whether to outsource labs in India

With outsourcing in the lab diagnostics sector expected to rise in mature markets, what does the picture look like in emerging economies? Abhishek Singh, chief of strategy at Valiance Health and Ankur Bharti, CEO of Reheal Clinics (both ex-PwC) tell Healthcare Nova that hospitals are increasingly like to seek external partners to help run their pathology business.

Narayana acquires speciality hospital

Narayana Hrudayalaya, a hospital chain with 31 facilities in India, has acquired 225-bed Gurgaon-based multi-speciality hospital NewRise Healthcare from drug maker Panacea Biotech for Rs 180 crore ($27.9m).

HBI 2017: India: The challenges of building a business in elderly care

India is a country where there’s an expectation that the family will care for its senior citizens, the public health system is dysfunctional, and nursing homes are almost unheard of. How then can you build a business in elderly care? Krishnan Ganesh, founder and chairman of Portea Medical, in India, was at HBI 2017 to explain his idea of uberised healthcare on demand.

Interview: Fadil Elamin, Founder, Khartoum Dentist, Sudan

Sudan is open for business. And those willing to take the risk of entering a previously sieged economy, may find themselves turning over more than $32m a year, just like Fadil Elamin who runs Khartoum Dentist, a growing chain of dental clinics in the capita

Stent price cap hurts Indian groups

Margins at Indian hospital groups are under pressure after the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixed the prices of stents last month, says Navneet Bali, COO of International Oncology Group Services.

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