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Interview: Sudi Narasimhan, Corporate Director of Marketing and Business Development at Bumrungrad Hospital Group

Bumrungrad is a world leader in medical tourism and has effectively leveraged Thailand’s many advantages in this sector. Unlike its competitors, it has focused on high-end tertiary care from a single campus. Narasimhan leads us through the history of the group, the secret to profit margins of 20%, the changing dynamics of medical tourism and the future of the Thai market.
July 3, 2015

Zoom-zoom – the Chinese lab sector

Hospital outsourcing is one factor behind the meteoric growth of the Chinese lab sector. We give an overview of the sector and look at the drivers for growth.
June 23, 2015

Air Liquide acquires Healthcare Antisepsis Solutions (HAS)

International healthcare player Air Liquide has expanded its hospital solutions arm in the Asia Pacific with the acquisition of hygiene and disinfection specialist Healthcare Antisepsis Solutions (HAS). The industrial gas giant had healthcare sales of €2.6bn in 2014, through its medicalised homecare arm and sales to hospitals.
June 9, 2015

Malaysia and the boom of Asian medical tourism

Medical tourism in Asia is booming. This year, 10m medical tourists will be treated on the continent according to the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC). We take a look at the market and in particular, at Malaysia, which has seen huge growth in the past two decades and now claims to account for a tenth of all tourists.
April 21, 2015

Report: Genetic tests – a boom for the private sector?

Next-generation genetic sequencing (NGS) will have a profound impact on the healthcare landscape. Within the foreseeable future, NGS will be cost-effective and readily available to large patient groups - we can even envisage most citizens having their exome sequenced in post-natal screening programmes. What impact will this have on the practice of healthcare and on the private sector? We investigate.
February 14, 2014

Falck starts clinic chain in Russia

Danish emergency services and clinic provider Falck is moving into Russia. In mid-July, the company will open a clinic in Vladivostock with 15 overnight beds, employing 125 staff and offering a range of mostly low-acuity elective surgery.
June 21, 2013

All change in dialysis

The dialysis sector looks certain to consolidate fast in Europe. Bankers say that Bridgepoint is keen to exit Diaverum, which it bought near the height of the boom in late 2007. Meanwhile, they also say that Baxter looks near certain to buy EQT-backed Gambro.
November 30, 2012
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