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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.

Fidelity grabs slice of Indian medicalised homecare market

Home healthcare start up Medwell Ventures has sold a significant minority stake to Fidelity Growth Partners India and Fidelity Biosciences, the Indian arm of funds giant Fidelity International Limited. The move is further proof of the opportunities in the sector.

Report: Elderly care in emerging markets

Across the world, people are living longer. But many emerging economies face a horrible question that is not posed in Europe: will too large a section of the population be old before the country is rich enough to provide for them? Here we look at the very different ways that elderly care is developing in China, India, the UAE and Brazil.

Report: Huge investor interest at Healthcare Europa 2015

Click here to see all the presentations from Healthcare Europa 2015 How is the private healthcare services sector in Europe and beyond changing? Healthcare Europa 2015 provided a snapshot of the sector. We report. The fifth Healthcare Europa conference saw delegate numbers double to 430 with streams for acute, dentistry, elderly care and diagnostics in […]

German care homes rating system under scrutiny

Germans are calling for reforms to the care home rating system after two elderly residents died in a highly rated nursing home over winter 2014. German Health Minister Herman Gröhe has announced a comprehensive review of the system.

Health Care at Home India launches palliative care services

Health Care at Home India (HCAHI), a company partially set up by the founder of Health Care at Home UK, has just opened a palliative care branch in North India. Vivek Srivastava, the CEO of HCAHI, explains to Healthcare Nova why medicalised homecare services are booming.

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.

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.

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