Dubai healthcare provider Avivo Group has entered new markets, including Saudi Arabia, after buying Gulf medical distributor Kalium Group - and further acquisitions are expected.
Only one month after acquiring dental chain Giovanni Bona, Italy’s largest dental network DentalPro buys DentaDent, a small network of 7 dental clinics. Expect 70 new clinics in the next three years and more consolidation in the Italian market, says DentalPro’s president Michel Cohen.
The UK has voted to leave the EU unleashing economic and political turmoil that has taken the legs out from under Sterling, ignited press hysteria and will likely see the leaders of both major parties replaced. As always, the NHS was front and centre during the campaign. But concerns for healthcare more broadly, including the private sector, are numerous. We talk to investors, operators and advisors.
Hong Kong operators are expanding to mainland China to promote their brands and bring medical tourists to Hong Kong, according to Thalia Georgiou, founder of consultancy firm Asia Care Group. We look at how Hong Kong-based Townhealth, is building dentistry and cosmetic surgery networks on the mainland, one year after Chinese insurer China Life Insurance became its largest shareholder.
Two months after Medlife bought Romania's largest dental chain Dentestet, the European dentistry sector is moving rapidly. Two Italian groups were sold this month and there are ongoing negotiations for Croatian and Lithuanian groups.
Third largest dental operator Southern Dental is likely to be put up for sale shortly. And there are strong rumours that the number one, MyDentist (previously IDH), and the number two, Oasis may also be sold. But there are uncertainties around Brexit and the NHS dental reform. We talk to industry insiders about the sector's prospects.
Failure to share data, high cost and the adoption of unique metrics is threatening to destroy ICHOM's dream – the creation of universal quality measurements in healthcare. Healthcare Europa reports from the ICHOM 2016 conference.
Big medtech is investing heavily in the Abraaj Global Health Fund and Abraaj has named four target cities where it plans to invest $1bn. We investigate.
The Malaysian primary care chain, Qualitas Health, is looking at Myanmar and Vietnam as part of its expansion plans. Executive director, Kharim Dhala, told Healthcare Nova his CFO is currently looking at opportunities.
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