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Interview: Yngvar Tov Herbjørnssønn, CEO of Norlandia

It is one year since Nordics company Norlandia, which runs nursing homes and social care units in Norway, Sweden and Finland, appointed its new CEO Yngvar Tov Herbjørnssønn. Healthcare Europa chats with him about the group's relationship with municipalities, international expansion and changes in the long-term care market in the region.

Interview: Jos Lamers, CEO of laboratory and imaging diagnostics group Unilabs

Switzerland-based diagnostics group Unilabs appears on track to meet its target to become a €2bn giant, after buying four companies based in three continents in just 48 days. CEO Jos Lamers tells Healthcare Europa why it is becoming increasingly important to diversify internationally.

Interview: Gustavo Fernández de Loyola, CEO of Mexico City-based Grupo Torre Médica

What is the best hospital business model in Latam – one that can guarantee you revenues and make you profitable within a few months? Healthcare Nova talks to Gustavo Fernandez de Loyola, CEO of Mexico City-based Grupo Torre Médica.

Interview: Departing BMI Healthcare CEO, Jill Watts

The CEO of the UK’s largest hospital chain is stepping down after three years in the job. Healthcare Europa catches up with Jill Watts from BMI Healthcare, the UK-based group owned by South African giant Netcare, to talk strategy, markets and growth.

Interview: Ngu Morchu, MD and founder of Yako Medical Africa

How do you solve a problem like Nigerian healthcare? With a negligible private insurance market and limited-reach public healthcare system, it’s going to take an honest appraisal of the country’s problems and entrepreneurs with vision and drive to turn things around. Healthcare Nova speaks to Ngu Morchu, MD and founder of Yako Medical Africa which is pioneering new business models in imaging. He claims to have an answer, and he says it starts with creating “Africa’s Affidea”.

Interview: Anand Narayan, managing partner, Creador India

Last month, Malaysia-based private equity house Creador invested in a healthcare services company - its first foray into the healthcare market. Healthcare Nova speaks to Anand Narayan, managing partner at Creador India, after it bought a 22% stake in Indian hospital chain Paras Healthcare for US$42m. Why did Creador want to invest in a company operating in some of India's poorest states?

Why foreign investors have not flocked to Brazil – despite deregulation

The Brazilian healthcare market opened up to foreign investment in 2015 – but has yet to see a lot of foreign investment bar a couple of large players. Why is this, what is the best model for operators, and where should they be looking? Healthcare Nova speaks to Brazil-based Marcelo do Ó, managing director at global consultants LEK.

Interview: George Muchanya, deal manager, Growthpoint Properties

South Africa’s first healthcare REIT, Growthpoint Healthcare, will launch this month promoted by the investor Growthpoint. Deal manager George Muchanya talks to Healthcare Nova about the Big Three of Netcare, Mediclinic and Life, and who else might be in the market to sell some of their assets.

Interview: Paolo Silvano, general director at Vivalto Santé on France’s reform attempts

The new Macron-led government is planning to change the way in which private hospitals are remunerated to take into account quality of care and outcomes. But Paolo Silvano, general director of France’s third largest hospital chain Vivalto Sante, says there is a long way to go.

Interview: Timo Lappi, Co-Founder & CEO, Heltti

Heltti is a Finnish occupational healthcare provider serving almost exclusively (95%) knowledge workers in Helsinki, Tampere, Espoo and Oulu. CEO Timo Lappi believes the country's health and social care market has gone stale while policy makers obsess over administration. He wants to shake things up and shares his thoughts with Healthcare Europa.

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