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US health group enters strategic partnerships in three new emerging markets

Sanford Health, a large non-profit US rural health group, has invested in healthcare providers in Costa Rica, Vietnam and South Africa, and is expanding its Ghanaian and Chinese ventures. We spoke exclusively ahead of public announcement to Dan Blue, VP of Sanford World Clinics, who says more will follow.

What do analysts think 2018 has in store for the Thai hospital market?

We talk to analysts about what 2018 has in store for the Thai private hospital market, which is worth around US$5bn. One thinks M&A will pick up domestically, while another thinks the big story will be groups expanding abroad. As for medical tourism, it's set to rise in volume, but fall in value.

Interview: Fadil Elamin, Founder, Khartoum Dentist, Sudan

Sudan is open for business. And those willing to take the risk of entering a previously sieged economy, may find themselves turning over more than $32m a year, just like Fadil Elamin who runs Khartoum Dentist, a growing chain of dental clinics in the capita

Digital insurers to dominate Asia

The insurance group Aviva’s recent sale of part of its Hong Kong business to internet giant Tencent proved digital is the destination for China’s insurers. But it’s in health insurance that “digitalisation” will show its true worth predicts Thalia Georgiou, founder of the consultancy Asia Care Group.

Vietnam attracts foreign operators – but why?

Two weeks ago, Singapore Medical Group (SMG), which owns 23 clinics in Singapore, bought a minority stake into City Clinic Asia, another Singaporean operator, in the hope to develop two clinics in Vietnam. Hien Nguyen Luong, director at PwC in Vietnam, says the country is increasingly appealing to foreign investors.

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