This week delegates from around the world descended on London for HBI 2019 to discuss the healthcare market and its various sub-sectors. Here are the things we learnt:
Brazil's largest hospital group by revenue, Rede d'Or, has announced its expansion plans for the next five years. But given ongoing speculation about its plans to list, it seems likely to IPO well within this timeframe, perhaps even this year. HBI puts this to the company and talks to a market expert.
Arab Health never seems to get any smaller. HBI travelled to Dubai and spoke to some of the 84,500 attendees and 4,150 exhibiting companies. But, strip out the hoop-la, and what is really going on at ground level? Here are our main takeaways from the four-day long event:
Significant cuts to the health budget in Spain dating back to 2012 have led to a surge in private health insurance over the last six years. One in four Spaniards now has private health insurance.
Bahrain is due to follow its richer neighbour, the UAE, by implementing a mandatory insurance programme this year. Yet its far lower GDP and population could make it difficult for large hospitals to flourish in the region. HBI speaks to two GCC experts about how legislation will change the healthcare landscape.
Estonia is the only country in the world today which claims 95% of its healthcare data is digitalised. HBI talks to the Estonian politician turned CMO of one of Europe's largest blockchain companies about its push into healthcare, and where he sees the technology going next.
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