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Top 10 merger in Ukraine as hospital reform looms

Competition authorities are looking at an acquisition involving two of Ukraine's largest hospital players, a deal which a source tells us is in anticipation of the upcoming reforms that will put private and public hospitals on a level footing.

Medicover buys new lab in Ukraine

Medicover's lab arm Synevo has acquired the Ukrainian diagnostics operations of Russian lab group Invitro for €6m, further sealing its dominant position.

FREE BLOG Here is why there are so few international chains in health care services

There are six main reasons why there are so few truly international players, outside of dialysis. You first have to recognise that health care services are far more complex than manufacturing, and by far the most complex service industry. It, therefore, reflects local cultures and politics in a way which a car manufacturing plant simply doesn't.

Ratings platforms consider transitioning to telemedicine

It's not easy to start a telemedicine platform from scratch. Companies must invest heavily in physician acquisition while building patient brand recognition and trust. But what if hundreds of patients and physicians already visit your website every day for a different purpose? Could any of the increasingly ubiquitous rating platforms consider a transforming to telemedicine? HBI speaks to such platforms to find out more.

Medicover moves into wellness, but reports losses in the UK

Pan- European and Indian healthcare and diagnostics provider Medicover is entering the wellness market, in a move that could provide interesting synergies with its corporate healthcare offering, mainly in Poland and Romania. The company's H1 and second quarter financials show losses in the Indian and UK fertility markets, but strong growth in Eastern Europe. We […]

FREE BLOG Ukrainian free market “creating opportunities for investment”

Earlier this month, the Ukrainian government set in motion sweeping healthcare reforms that will allow citizens to sign contracts with private providers for the first time. Healthcare Europa speaks to Michael Amsel, CEO of Lissod, a private oncology hospital in the ex-Soviet state, about the investment opportunities this newly-created free market could engender.

Sweeping Ukrainian healthcare reforms create opportunities for private providers

Opportunities are opening up to private providers in Ukraine, where sweeping reforms are introducing more of a free market feel to the previously socialist system. Healthcare Europa speaks to Konstantin Lebediev, a Ukrainian healthcare investment expert based in Denmark who formerly ran a private clinic in Ukraine to find out more about the key changes that came into force earlier this week.

CEE: Where and what to invest in

Under-penetrated and underserved markets in CEE are becoming too tempting to ignore for investors, claims Turkey-based regional expert Ufuk Eren, CEO of Volitan Consulting and advisor to EY. He spoke to Healthcare Europa at HBI 2018 in London and shared his thoughts about where he would recommend investing – and why.

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