The South African government is taking a more private sector-friendly approach and should start utilising existing private sector capacity for elective surgeries in the next 1-2 years, according to a local operator.
The new(ish) CEOs of Life and Mediclinic are keen to engage beyond their traditional elite markets of around 9m people. We look at new affordable models and where they could be exported beyond the rainbow nation. Both Life's Shrey Viranna and Mediclinic's Ronnie Van Der Merwe were at HBI 2019.
Will technology and Universal Health Coverage prompt for-profits to try and bring affordable primary care to the uninsured mass markets, a sector those seeking returns routinely ignore?
Is it possible to make money in private pay primary care in South Africa by building affordable primary care clinics? We speak to the group MD of Pulse Health who is endeavouring to do just that.
Recently-passed legislation has given South Africa's competition commission more powers to act on its findings in June 2018's health market inquiry, which was highly critical of the country's private healthcare sector.
RH Bophelo, a black-owned Special Purpose Acquisition Company listed in South Africa, has acquired another hospital as it continues consolidating the market outside the grip of the Big Three. We talk to CEO Quinton Zunga.
A public consultation on competition in South Africa could lead to a relaxation on external investment in the laboratory market, Healthcare Europa hears.
We map out 2018's international expansion - and retreat - by healthcare operators in one infographic. It reveals clear trends, like; which regions are the most attractive, where sluggish growth is forcing expansion abroad and which sectors are internationalising fastest. But many big players have also cut their losses in foreign markets this year, so was it, on balance, a positive year for proponents of international diversification?
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