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Report: South Africa: Trouble in the Rainbow Nation?

South Africa is embarking on an ambitious process of reform to redress its historic imbalance in healthcare delivery. The National Health Insurance policy envisions far-reaching change in both the payment and provision of healthcare. The enormously successful private sector, however, has been left in the dark over its future role. What does the future hold for this $30 billion private healthcare market?
April 1, 2015

Report: The investor landscape in the Emerging Markets

Here we name and categorise the major investors in private healthcare services in the Developing World and get their view on the opportunities and problems they face. Developing World healthcare services have suddenly become wildly popular. New listed investment vehicles, such as GCC-based Amanat and Asian Healthcare Group in Malaysia have raised hundreds of millions of dollars with the promise of investing in healthcare services. Meanwhile, established private equity houses are launching funds worth up to $1bn and large healthcare services operators from Indonesia to Egypt are carrying out heavily oversubscribed IPOs on very high multiples.
March 31, 2015

Report: Turkish government drives medical tourism

The Turkish government sees medical tourism as a key source of foreign exchange and has put in place measures to support the industry. Revenue from the sector is expected to contribute $20bn per year under the government’s 2023 vision, which marks 100 years since the birth of the Turkish state. Healthcare Europa ask what this means for the industry and who can be expected to benefit.
March 27, 2015

Report: Is POCT a threat to the diagnostic lab sector?

POCT (Point-of-Care-Testing) has been heralded as the next frontier in medical diagnostics. Together with Theranos, the new US innovator, it is also often portrayed as a threat to the traditional lab landscape. Is it?
March 4, 2015

Report: Where are the investors in Africa?

In 2013 private equity investment in Africa rose 130% to $3.3bn, yet African healthcare service operators tell us that finding serious investors is all but impossible. That is reflected in the coupon on a recent bond issue and in the failure of Hygeia, the largest Nigerian private operator and HMO to find a buyer. Why, given that cash payments make up 80% of sales in many countries and many governments are ready to welcome private operators. We spoke to experts at the Africa Healthcare Summit in London.
March 3, 2015

Report: Ophthalmology – Through a glass, darkly

Thanks to the Crash, there has been a massive fall in lower-end laser surgery. Nonetheless, there are several consolidators in ophthalmology. How are they doing and what are their prospects?
February 20, 2015

Report: Brazilian private health care market: promising, but not all roses

Brazil’s healthcare system is fragmented, inefficient and underfunded. Still, this is Latin America’s largest private healthcare market and is consolidating fast. What are the characteristics of the Brazilian healthcare system? Here we look at the structure of the market and segments such as health insurance, acute care and diagnostics.
February 13, 2015

Report: Trends and innovations in the elderly care market in Europe

Elderly care groups are expanding into new business models such as the step down market, homecare and domiciliary care to met the needs of Europe’s fast growing elderly population. Here we talk to policymakers, CEOs and academics about innovations and outline the five main trends: the personalisation of care, changes in payers attitude, a shift to homecare, and the emergence of an Eastern European market.
February 5, 2015

Report: China – Elder care experts split on merits of care home ownership

While there is near-universal agreement on the business case for foreign companies to open and run for-profit elder care facilities in mainland China, experts differ on the best way to go about it. In particular, there is a difference of opinion between those who think that joint ventures between foreign and China-based companies are the way to go, and some who insist that wholly foreign-owned enterprises, or WFOEs, make more sense. Helen Burgraff investigates.
January 27, 2015

Report: Global for-profit care home operators race into China

Healthcare Nova looks at the potential for residential care in China, names all the major foreign players active in the sector and talks to operators running homes today in China. How best can companies enter the market? And how large is it? What are the price points charged today for high-end care? By Helen Burgraff
January 20, 2015
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