As HBI predicted in November, some of the world's largest private equity firms are lining up bids for Columbia Pacific Management's pan-Asian hospital group Columbia Asia.
Universal Health Coverage is one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and it's expected to be completed by 2030. But a newly released report argues that a lack of PPPs is stalling that goal. Healthcare Nova looks at the key findings...
American investor Columbia Pacific Management is reported to be considering a sale of its India, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia hospital business for a touted price tag of $2bn. That would make it the largest deal in Asian hospitals since IHH bought Parkway Pantai in 2010. We discuss potential buyers and what is driving this.
In 2014 the Indonesian government pledged to introduce universal health coverage to the world's fourth most populous country. Healthcare Nova speaks to the CEO of healthcare focused tech company Indonesia Philips, Suryo Suwignjo, about how healthcare companies can see opportunity where others see impossibility, and how UHC is facilitating the growth of the private market.
Australian private hospital and pathology services provider Healthscope has divested its pathology operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam to private equity firm TPG Capital Asia.
Digital healthcare pioneer Medgate is evaluating opportunities in Germany and other European countries. A chatbot based on the 12 million telehealth sessions it has held over the past 19 years is in development and will be launched at the end of 2018 and should reduce costs by 30-40%, Medgate CEO and founder Andy Fischer tells Healthcare Nova.
Digital healthcare pioneer Medgate is evaluating opportunities in Germany and other European countries. A chatbot based on the 12 million telehealth sessions it has held over the past 19 years is in development and will be launched at the end of 2018 and should reduce costs by 30-40%, Medgate CEO and founder Andy Fischer tells Healthcare Europa.
Healthcare Nova talks to the CEO of a Singapore-based private equity group that has put US$100m towards building a hospital network spanning Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam, and is set to spend US$100-200m more. The network will encompass elements of a private-public-partnership by building on public land and cater to the middle-class.
Universal health coverage is being implemented in Indonesia, with full coverage planned for 2019. Meanwhile discussions are taking place in India about how to cover the nation’s 1.3bn residents. Healthcare Nova speaks to private equity firm Creador which has invested in healthcare in both countries. “What’s happening in Indonesia is a work in progress, we’re […]
Unilever runs a global health and prevention programme in over 90 countries for its 169,000 employees. How? What does Dr Thirumalai (known as Dr Raj) think of the private healthcare services sector? And what changes does he expect in the future? And what does he expect from digital health and AI? Dr Raj is also a non-executive independent director of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise and a speaker at HBI 2018 on April 10-11 in London.
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