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Exclusive prediction: Pandemic reaching turning point in Europe?

An exclusive analysis by Chinese insurance giant Ping An suggests COVID-19 cases could reach a turning point in the next few days, hitting the peak of new confirmed cases by later this week / early April,  with that figure set to fall thereafter.
March 30, 2020

State-owned pharmacy buys minority stake in Swedish telehealth provider

Sweden's state-owned pharmacy Apoteket has bought a 20% stake in one of Sweden's smaller digital health companies Doktor24 from Investor AB. The move comes as the country's telehealth sector is under pressure to become more integrated with physical healthcare providers.
January 23, 2020

FREE BLOG New HBI pipeline tool reveals long-held investments 

Nearly a third of all private equity-owned health care businesses in Europe have been held for at least five years, according to the new HBI Deals Pipeline tool. That suggests many private equity houses are struggling to sell on their investments.
October 31, 2019

Italy to start services in pharmacies

From next year some private pharmacies in Italy will be able to offer basic healthcare services as policymakers hope they become the first point of access.
September 25, 2019

Change in legislation triggers race to consolidate Italian pharmacies

The price of pharmacies in Italy is soaring, HBI hears – and one new group looks to be setting the early pace in the race to create a network after legislation was passed allowing corporate ownership. Previously, pharmacy businesses could only be owned by licenced pharmacists but, on the recommendation of the Italian Competition Authority, […]
June 27, 2019

Procurement doesn’t capture operators’ imaginations, but there’s money to be saved

Healthcare operators do not, generally, find procurement a hot topic – yet there are huge savings to be made and procurement done well can make a substantial difference to a company’s bottom line. Where is the booking.com of medtech, and why do companies seem content to pay up to fivefold more for the same product in a neighbouring country? How do you get operators interested in procurement when. Clearly, if they can save money they ought to be?
May 1, 2019

Aster DM makes Nigerian play

GCC and Indian healthcare group Aster DM has signed a partnership with a university hospital in Nigeria to set up centres of excellence (COE) and a telemedicine unit. The group says the facilities will help fill Nigeria's most significant gaps in provision, but a local advisor sees a referral stream in the short-term.
October 16, 2018
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