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Green light for mandatory insurance in Saudi

New Saudi health minister Khalid Al-Falih has announced that the pilot scheme for mandatory health insurance for all citizens had been successful. That has led to hopes that mandatory insurance, which allows patients to chose private sector providers, will be rolled out for everyone. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia will open its $590bn stock market to foreign investment. Healthcare services are tipped to be a target for investors, as the state turns to the private sector.
June 9, 2015

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.
June 9, 2015

Interview: Dr Peter Cole, managing partner at Lancet Laboratories

South African diagnostic lab group Lancet is consolidating the African lab market, expanding into 12 countries in 12 years. We speak to managing partner, Dr Peter Cole, about the South African healthcare services market generally, the different African markets and the challenge posed by European and Indian competitors.
June 9, 2015

Interview: Javier Okhuysen, Co-CEO and founder salaUno, Mexico

SalaUno is looking to revolutionise ophthalmology provision in Mexico City with some lessons from India. Okhuysen claims that cataract surgery costs just $390, around a fifth of the cost in the UK. The sector attracts little government support, forcing consumers to turn to traditional high cost providers. We talk to Okhuysen about the new business model. Ophthalmology provision in Mexico falls victim to an on-going systemic problem, with options limited to high cost, low volume private providers. As is the case across the world when it comes government focus, ophthalmology is the ugly cousin of rising lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes and cancer.
June 2, 2015

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.
May 29, 2015

The €20 MRI is close to reality

Whilst the tariff for an MRI in Western Europe can be as high as €300 a shot, it is now sub-€100 in Eastern Europe. But in Turkey the target price is €20, says Dimitris Moulavasilis, CEO of Affidea.
May 28, 2015

Report: China’s love/hate relationship with the private sector

In March 2015, China rescinded plans to allow private operators to be 100% owned by outsiders. Some operators complain that they face huge barriers. Yet China still plans a massive expansion in private beds. What is the true picture and what is the future likely to hold?
May 27, 2015
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