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NMC signs JV with Saudi state-owned investor

London-listed GCC operator NMC Healthcare has signed a joint venture with the investment arm of Saudi Arabia's private sector pension fund in an all-equity deal. We talk to local contacts and NMC about what both sides are looking to get out of this.

FREE BLOG Diaverum and Davita may lose massive Saudi contracts

The Saudi government is looking for cheap alternatives to current providers or a renegotiation of terms on its massive outsourced dialysis contracts worth half a billion dollars when they come up for renewal in 2019, Healthcare Nova has learnt. Other operators claim it could be done 20-25% cheaper than current costs.

Citizens back national databanks

National platforms which bring together massive genetic databases, pharmacy records, images and patient records are being built in Europe and should have a profound impact on health care delivery by the early 2020s. We talked to Estonian and Danish policymakers about the implications at HIMSS 2018.

Big Dutch move to value health

We hear that the Dutch government has reached agreement to move to a value health model with healthcare budgets frozen from 2021 onwards. A fund of €425m has been set up to enable the change, much of which will be spent on digital health solutions. 

RH Bophelo buys again in South Africa as NHI approaches

RH Bophelo, South Africa's only black-owned special purpose acquisition company, has agreed to buy a stake in a 128-bed private hospital in Cape Town. It comes as the government looks close to voting on the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill. We talk to RH Bophelo CEO Quinton Zunga.

FREE BLOG Lack of legislation putting operators off in Saudi

At HBI 2018, talk about opportunities in MENA largely focused on Saudi Arabia, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's "Saudi Vision 2030" expected to privatise or outsource vast swathes of the country's healthcare system. So why haven't we seen much interest from private operators yet, and why is a flood of contracts not being signed?

Telemedicine law in Russia sparks flurry of investments

A law passed in January legalised digital health services across Russia, paving the way for several large investments in fast-growing platforms including one by the 'Google of Russia'. We talk to some of the biggest players about what the law means and the opportunities for foreign disruptors who want to enter the country.

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