A project funded by US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to reduce child and maternal mortality during childbirth in Kenya will make use of UK healthtech start-up Proximie’s remote surgery-guiding technology.
The South African government made almost no use of private sector capacity during the pandemic, HBI hears, sending less than 100 COVID patients to be treated in the private sector. However, results point to a bounceback for the ‘Big Three’.
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.
Mediclinic, the largest South African hospital group by revenue, saw its shares jump by 7.5% to 346.4p on Friday, after the company reported a “material recovery” in profit margins. This is above the groups previous 2021 high of 344.6p struck in June.
As the continent recovers from the pandemic and many countries in the region strive for universal coverage, Sub Saharan Africa remains hampered by labour shortages and the challenge of attracting investment. Panellists at HBI 2021 were enthusiastic about the possibilities created by technology, public-private partnerships and the removal of unnecessary red-tape.
Providers in emerging markets must better explore new business models - like subscription-based wellbeing and capitated primary care - if they want to fill the gap left by the public sector, panellists agreed at HBI 2021.
Ageing cobalt-based radiation therapy machines pose a threat to global national security, and moves are afoot by the World Institute for Nuclear Security to see them decommissioned, replaced, and their active elements safely disposed of before they fall into terrorist hands.
Infrastructure barriers are hampering the growth of telemedicine in developing countries. While European health tech is on the rise, less developed areas of Africa and South Asia are at a crossroads, but investment is being made to fix the problem, HBI hears.
IFC is asking healthcare groups around the world to sign up to a set of concise, pragmatic guidelines which promote ethical conduct and support daily decision making in the health sector.
Private equity firms Coalition Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus are reportedly short-listed to acquire South East Asian healthcare services provider Fullerton Healthcare Group for $1 billion.
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