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Japanese investors target African health care

An increasing number of Japanese investors are looking to invest in African health care. As Africa strives to increase accessibility to care and increase insurance coverage, we speak to an investor who things the Japanese model is a good fit.
March 16, 2023

UK uni hospitals unite to sell abroad

Five of the largest UK university hospitals, with a total revenue of £6.2bn, have come together to compete more effectively in the international market for hospital and medical consulting as the King’s International Consortium (KIC). But will they be able to compete with the big US academic medical centres which dominate international tertiary medicine, or with Korean and Indian players who offer lower cost and more flexible hospital management?
February 3, 2023

IDH enters South Asian market

Integrated Diagnostics Holdings is acquiring a 50% stake in one of Pakistan’s largest diagnostics providers, entering the country for the first time.
January 6, 2022

Helium Health acquires Qatari doctor booking platform

African healthtech provider Helium Health has acquired Meddy, a Qatar and UAE-based doctor booking platform, with a view to expansion. HBI speaks to Adegoke Olubusi, Helium Health co-founder and  CEO, to find out more.
November 18, 2021

Africa’s healthcare to benefit from projects worth $140m

Two African healthcare improvement projects worth $140m are in the pipeline, one of which could see Africa's first 250-bed single facility specialist hospital in West Africa built. HBI speaks to Dr Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, partner at global healthcare strategic consulting firm Anadach Consulting, to find out more.
October 28, 2021

HBI 2020: Emerging Markets – local trumps medical tourism

The IFC said at HBI 2020 that medical tourism in emerging markets is unlikely to normalise until the end of 2021. Providers say they are already doubling and tripling plans to build in domestic markets, rather than bringing patients to tourism hubs. 
December 21, 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa invests and insources during pandemic

The direct health impact of COVID-19 on sub-Saharan Africa has so far been significantly less than expected. But economic activity has fallen sharply and a vaccine impact is not expected until late next year. Panellists from Anadach, the IFC, Columbia Africa, AfyA Care and Nyaho Medical Centre talk about consolidation, supply chains and teledensity.
November 30, 2020

Interview: Massimiliano Colella, CEO, Evercare Group

We talk to the CEO of Evercare Group, the diverse conglomerate of South Asia and African hospitals that make up the $1bn Evercare Health Fund originally raised by Abraaj before TPG's takeover in 2019. Colella talks strategic priorities including 'turning Evercare from a fund into a real company', recent management departures, the platform today and why his own lack of emerging market healthcare service experience doesn't matter for this job.
October 28, 2020

Evercare Lagos hospital to open in December

Evercare Group, the operating platform held by the (ex-Abraaj) $1bn Evercare Health Fund, aims to open its Lagos hospital in December this year, Evercare Group CEO Massimiliano Colella tells HBI.
October 22, 2020
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