Spanish operator Sphera Global Healthcare is expanding in Africa. Carlos Malet, co-founder and CFO, spoke to Healthcare Nova at HBI 2018 about the market for PPPs delivering efficient medical services in Africa.
The "Chinese Hawaii" is being promoted heavily as an international medical tourism destination, with tax incentives and the promise of "accelerated construction" by a regional government keen to encourage international investor and operator interest.
Dr Ismail Aboul Foutouh, the CEO and founder of IVF centre Bedaya Hospital, gives Healthcare Nova an overview of the biggest IVF provider sector the Middle East and says why he believes there will be a revival of medical tourism in the country.
Thailand's second-largest listed hospital operator reported an 8.8% rise in net profit in 2017, to THB 3,944m (US$126), following a modest increase in patient numbers both home and abroad.
Governments are becoming increasingly involved in building medical hubs. Frederic talks us through patients of the 21st century; their expectations and willingness to shop around for treatments.
For-profit healthcare data platform the IVBAR Institute, which works for both payors and operators to analyse patient outcomes, is moving out of its native Sweden. We look at its business model and expansion plans.
Rumours that the private equity firm Waterland will sell the German rehabilitation giant have started to circulate. We put them to partner Dr Carsten Rahlfs and discussed the future of the market and acute care group ATOS.
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