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Bankruptcies, closures, and scandals: the bleak state of European nursing homes

Across Europe, nursing homes are in crisis. Between scandals in France, insolvencies in Germany, the threat of regulation in Spain, and fair fee woes in the UK, HBI hears that the nursing home sector is the least attractive healthcare services sector for investors. Are things really that bad - and is the threat of mass bankruptcies real?
October 27, 2023

Germany looks to emerging markets for care workers

As an aging population compounds Germany’s workforce crisis, the search for staff continues to expand outside Europe. With the government launching an initiative to attract skilled care workers from Brazil and beyond, HBI speaks to two market experts to find out more.
May 25, 2023

Cinven looks to take Synlab private as Covid boost falters

Frankfurt-listed Synlab could be about to be taken private following a non-binding full takeover offer earlier this week. With its full year results released yesterday and facing questions about its plans, HBI asks market experts what they think of the move.
March 17, 2023

Fresenius Helios launches revolutionary primary care offer

Fresenius Helios plans to become the first and only global health care service player by rolling out its Curalie telehealth plus a prefab diagnostic unit (the Cube) starting in Vietnam in October. Deals are being struck with governments in Ghana and Kenya for the group to offer primary care for €10 per cap. to millions. We talk to Fresenius Helios CEO Franceso de Meo.
April 8, 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa invests and insources during pandemic

The direct health impact of COVID-19 on sub-Saharan Africa has so far been significantly less than expected. But economic activity has fallen sharply and a vaccine impact is not expected until late next year. Panellists from Anadach, the IFC, Columbia Africa, AfyA Care and Nyaho Medical Centre talk about consolidation, supply chains and teledensity.
November 30, 2020

BIMA raises $30m as it hits 2m teleconsultations in emerging markets

BIMA, an insurance and telehealth platform working in nine emerging markets, has raised $30m to increase penetration in those markets. It already has 35m insurance policies and has run 2m teleconsultations. HBI speaks to CEO and founder Gustaf Agartson. 
September 10, 2020

IFC loans $5.2m to Ghanaian hospital

The IFC has loaned $5.2m to Nyaho Medical Centre, which claims to be the first private medical centre in Ghana, to help it expand outside of the capital Accra. 
July 16, 2020
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