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Investment needed to fix Africa and South Asian infrastructure

Infrastructure barriers are hampering the growth of telemedicine in developing countries. While European health tech is on the rise, less developed areas of Africa and South Asia are at a crossroads, but investment is being made to fix the problem, HBI hears.

Assisted living opportunity is in mid-market

To date, for-profit assisted living providers have focused more or less exclusively on providing luxury retirement villages to relatively wealthy retirees. This is the case across Europe, but is particularly evident in Germany.

Domidep expands in Germany

Domidep, one of the top 10 for-profit care home operators in France by revenue, has expanded in the German market which it entered last year. It has acquired Römergarten Senioren-Residenzen GmbH (Römergarten) which comprises eight care homes providing a total of 660 beds.

High profile resignations put Irish healthcare reform ‘in the balance’

Laura Magahy, executive director of the office charged with brining in Sláintecare - the blueprint for the future of healthcare in Ireland - resigned last week. So too did the chairman, Tom Keane. The Irish government has re-affirmed its commitment to the reforms which could have a significant effect on the way for-profit businesses operate in the country, but others say the process is “in the balance.” HBI talks to a local consultant to find out more.

Portugal’s PPP experiment all but dead

Politics has finally ended Portugal's public-private partnership (PPP) hospital experiment. Just one operator, Ribera Salud, bid for the renewal of the final contract rendering the competition process invalid. By the end of the year, all four of the once-privately managed hospitals will likely return to the public sphere.

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