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Egypt’s largest hospital group expands

Alameda claims to be Egypt’s largest private hospital group with three facilities with total capacity of 670 beds. The family owned group, in which the IFC has a stake, has plans to work with an insurer and open a nursing college. We talk to chairman Fahad Khater.

Report: Huge investor interest at Healthcare Europa 2015

Click here to see all the presentations from Healthcare Europa 2015 How is the private healthcare services sector in Europe and beyond changing? Healthcare Europa 2015 provided a snapshot of the sector. We report. The fifth Healthcare Europa conference saw delegate numbers double to 430 with streams for acute, dentistry, elderly care and diagnostics in […]

Report: UAE survey: Statutory insurance sees market rocket

Healthcare consumption is rocketing in the United Arab Emirates thanks in part to the phased introduction of Mandatory Health Insurance (MHI) and underpinned by its rising population and income levels. Healthcare Business International journalist Lee Murray investigates.

Unilabs on road to recovery

Company doctor Jos Lamers appears to be hitting his targets to turn around Unilabs, the Pan-West European lab group that he joined as CEO 18 months ago. He has certainly been active – 8 out of the top 11 managers have changed, as have 40% of the top 100 employees!

Synlab switches sale to Rothschild

Private equity firm BC Partners is looking to exit Synlab after six years of ownership and has hired Rothschild to find a buyer. We hear that it is looking for €1.4-1.5bn. It paid €618m for the business in 2009.

Bupa acquisitions pay off

The £1.6bn spent by new Bupa CEO Stuart Fletcher are paying off with 2014 sales ahead 15% at constant exchange rates at £9.8bn in 2014. We talk to him about PMI, deals with hospitals and future plans.

From around the world

Our weekly roundup of private healthcare news from around the Developing World. This week, South Africa, the Middle East and India.

UAE’s NMC raises $825m for international expansion and debt

UAE private operator NMC Health is raising $825m with over half going to fund its international expansion. The London-listed group has reportedly been given commitments from banks for the war chest, including a $475m fund that will go towards acquisitions. The remaining $350m will be spent on refinancing NMC’s debt.

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