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Higher sales in Brazil boosts 2017 revenue for dental benefits giant OdontoPrev

Rising membership in Brazil lifted OdontoPrev’s net revenue in 2017 as the largest dental benefits company in Latam reports strong growth in sales, but the company warns tax reform will hit earnings in 2018. OdontoPrev does not own any dental chains but has the largest dentist network providing care for its members. It has access […]

Terveystalo: Acquisitions drive growth but profit and EPS drop

Terveystalo's maiden results reveal 26% revenue growth and an almost 27% increase in adjusted EBITDA for 2017 - but most of that comes from acquisitions which, along with IPO costs, has halved the company's earnings-per-share and profit for the period. Healthcare Europa looks at the results with an analyst to find out more.

New dentistry group plans Spanish expansion

The newly formed dental and aesthetic medicine group Vivanta, already the third largest dental provider in Spain by revenue, has further plans for expansion. CEO Juan Olave talks to Healthcare Europa about the group's strategy.

Interview: Dr Bruno Gridelli, Senior Vice President, UPMC International

How do you build an international business delivering high-quality specialist care working with governments, public payors, regions and for-profit operators? UPMC, the big US academic medical centre, has done just this in four very different countries: Italy, Ireland, Kazakhstan and China. We talk to Dr Gridelli about the business model and challenges.

Tribeca exports low-cost LATAM model to Africa

Colombia-based investment fund Tribeca Asset Management has launched a low-cost health care service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fund founder Luc Gerard tells Healthcare Nova why Africa was the right target for an investor from LATAM looking to export its low-cost model.

Medical tourists “will return to Egypt”

Dr Ismail Aboul Foutouh, the CEO and founder of IVF centre Bedaya Hospital, gives Healthcare Nova an overview of the biggest IVF provider sector the Middle East and says why he believes there will be a revival of medical tourism in the country.

Interview: Dr Bruno Gridelli, Senior Vice President, UPMC International

How do you build an international business delivering high-quality specialist care working with governments, public payors, regions and for-profit operators? UPMC, the big US academic medical centre, has done just this in four very different countries: Italy, Ireland, Kazakhstan and China. We talk to Dr Gridelli about the business model and challenges.

Perennial rapidly grows healthcare services in China

Singapore-based property developer and Chinese health care service operator Perennial Real Estate Holdings reported soaring profits in 2017. We look at its strategy of building hospitals and care homes, often close to high-speed rail hubs. Perennial is pouring some of its profits as a real estate developer into building health care services in China. Perennial remained […]

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