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Greek hair loss clinic continues to put down roots despite economic turmoil
Advance Hair Clinics of Greece (AHC) plans three new centres in Greece and Cyprus - despite the economic turmoil that’s impacting the country’s health system.
May 23, 2017
Malaysia pioneers medical tourism data collection
Malaysia has set up a medical tourism bureau within its Ministry of Health and is now collecting extensive data on its medical tourism market. What are its findings so far?
May 22, 2017
Google AdWords is great – but Beyoncé is better for advertising, claims Croatian clinic CEO
Google is "ten time more effective" than Facebook as an advertising platform for healthcare services, claimed one expert at the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit in Croatia - but Beyoncé would be better.
May 22, 2017
Croatian clinics cluster to drive sales
Small clinics and hospitals in the Kvarner region of Croatia have created a medical tourism cluster to share the costs of marketing and sales generation. Has it worked? Healthcare Europa went to the International Medical Travel Summit to find out more.
May 22, 2017
Apollo’s Answer to Investors – Expanding in India
Apollo presented its strategy to roll out new healthcare formats across India. This involves setting up clusters of mainly greenfield sites to penetrate new growth markets and to leverage its brand.
May 16, 2017
Al Borg to buy Anglo Arabian Healthcare’s lab division
Saudi Arabia-based Al Borg Medical Laboratories, which claims to be the largest private lab diagnostics network in the GCC, is to buy the lab division of UAE group Anglo Arabian Healthcare (AAH).
May 12, 2017
UK care homes still on course for collision with council budgets
The UK care home market is growing at 3% CAGR but state support for the sector remains inadequate and could lead to a ‘capacity crisis’ warns the intelligence provider LaingBuisson.
May 12, 2017
Good news for Abu Dhabi operators
The Abu Dhabi government had made a U-turn on its July 2016 decision to impose a 20% co-pay on private services for Thiqa cardholders. It has also lifted all IVF-related restrictions. This is good news for private operators present in the emirate, including NMC and Mediclinic.
May 11, 2017
Saudi beckons for UAE’s National Reference Lab
National Reference Laboratory (NRL), a fast growing lab network in the United Arab Emirates, which has partnered with the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), wants to become a regional player and is now looking beyond the UAE. We spoke to its marketing manager, Dr Bisera Laksinka.
