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Finnish nursing home group Hovi expands in Singapore

Family-owned Finnish nursing home group Hovi has made its first venture abroad. It has entered Southeast Asia by setting up an elderly day-care centre in Singapore. Group CEO Jussi Peltonen tells HBI of plans to further expand in the region.

Rural US healthcare giant plans to open 300 primary care clinics in Ghana

A giant US-based rural health group is looking to expand its operations in Ghana, from 25 clinics to 300 over the next 3-4 years. We speak to Dr Dan Blue and Jim Slack, Executive VP and VP respectively of Sanford World Clinics about expansion, working with the Ghanaian government and reaching break-even.

Medicover’s M&A blitz strategy

Having IPOed in the summer of 2017, outpatient, lab and occupational healthcare group Medicover has no debt and a war chest for M&A. So what are its plans, and what has it learnt from recent deals? We catch up with CEO Fredrik Ragmark at the Jefferies Conference in London. He talks about Medicover's four main target markets - Germany, Ukraine, India and Poland.

Trump’s wall could hit Mexican medical tourism market

What does President Trump's Mexican wall plan mean for medical travel across the border? Some Mexican hospital groups have already reported a fall in US patients, but opinion is split on what the long-term effect will be. We talk to operators in the region to find out more.

Interview: Enrique Samper, CEO, NIMGenetics

Spanish laboratory company NIMGenetics has set its sights on Latam, and says it expects to see massive growth from its newly set-up businesses in the region. Healthcare Europa speaks to founder and CEO Enrique Samper about how he’s looking abroad, while facing problems at home.

Interview: Enrique Samper, CEO, NIMGenetics

Spanish laboratory company NIMGenetics has set its sights on Latam, and says it expects to see massive growth from its newly set-up businesses in the region. Healthcare Europa speaks to founder and CEO Enrique Samper about how he's looking abroad, while facing problems at home.

FREE BLOG German dentistry consolidation set to take off

A gold rush for the €17.1bn German dentistry market is beginning with a new consolidation platform set to launch. All the pieces are now in place, experts say, to build big profitable businesses in Europe’s largest and most fragmented market.

Nordic-based group takes over LATAM’s leading ambulance and homecare business

Despite strong rumours that it was set to sell off its LATAM business, Falck, the Nordic-based international ambulance, fire service, healthcare and roadside assistance group, has done the opposite – acquiring the remaining 36.9% of shares in Grupo EMI and taking full ownership of Colombia’s leading provider of ambulance services and homecare.

Falck takes over LATAM’s leading ambulance and homecare group

Despite strong rumours that it was set to sell off its LATAM business, Falck, the international ambulance, fire service, healthcare and roadside assistance group, has done the opposite – acquiring the remaining 36.9% of shares in Grupo EMI and taking full ownership of Colombia’s leading provider of ambulance services and homecare.

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