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The Fall and Rise of the San Pablo Clinic

A Peruvian hospital in crisis seeks redemption in international accreditation.

Gamma Knives Edge into Emerging Markets

Private investors often fund the purchase of these devices in exchange for a cut of the revenues.

Q&A: Ganapathy Krishnan, Founder of Apollo Telehealth Services

How Apollo built South Asia’s largest telemedicine network.

Will Romania’s Imaging-Center Consolidation Improve Care?

Affidea’s big acquisition draws scrutiny, but the company predicts patient benefits.

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Executive Interviews

Q&A: Thomas Coffman on Duke’s Singapore Medical-School Venture

Singapore wanted a state-of-the-art, graduate-entry medical school. With the help of Duke University, the new school has thrived.

Q&A: Ganapathy Krishnan, Founder of Apollo Telehealth Services
Q&A: Global Healthcare Accreditation, Karen Timmons
Q&A: CallisonRTKL’s Brad Barker

Hospital Profiles

São Paulo Hospital a Leader in Kidney Transplants

A kidney hospital is shaping the transplantation scene in Latin America and beyond.

Women’s Health Takes Center Stage at Al Khalidi Center in Amman
A Public Hospital Struggles to Lead Ghana Healthcare
A Kenya Hospital Merges Quality and Efficiency with Mission

Institutional Collaborations

How to Structure a Profitable International Healthcare Deal

U.S. healthcare providers are striking global partnerships. Here are ways to make the deals pay off.

Turning Risk Into Opportunity in International Healthcare Partnerships
Holistic Fertility Care in the UAE: Where East Meets West
JCI Accreditation: How Hospitals in the UAE and China Did It

Tata Enters Advanced Cancer-Care Pact with India State

Five new treatment centers and specialty training will attack Assam’s high untreated-cancer rate.

A Philippines Primary-Care Network Aims to Offer What the Government Can’t

With government facilities in short supply, Ayala Health hopes that convenient access and service integration will bring patients into its new clinics.

UnitedHealth Pauses Brazil Acquisition Spree to Strengthen IT

After a stunning run of hospital and clinic buys in Brazil, the U.S. insurance giant is putting its now-sprawling house in order.

Brazil’s Drug Shortages Lead to Calls for Public-Private Partnerships

How One India State is Becoming a Global Pharmaceutical Giant

Egypt Drug Prices Climb In Face of Shortages

Artificial Intelligence, China’s Newest Technology Temptress

Gamma Knives Edge into Emerging Markets

Q&A: Ganapathy Krishnan, Founder of Apollo Telehealth Services

Elevating Nursing at Two Latin America Hospitals

The Fall and Rise of the San Pablo Clinic

China’s Growing Prostate-Cancer Problem

A surgeon in Shanghai leads the battle on rising rates, poor outcomes and anatomical obstacles.

Holistic Fertility Care in the UAE: Where East Meets West

A Nigeria Hospital Tackles Mental Illness

In Peru, Letting Insurers Buy Hospitals Pays Off in Higher Quality

Big players in Peruvian healthcare are moving towards vertical integration of delivery and insurance. But what does that mean for patients?

Gamma Knives Edge into Emerging Markets

LeapFrog Investments Hops into Africa Healthcare

Chile’s Healthcare Expansion Lurches Forward

Veering between government and private spending, Chile, much like Brazil and Colombia, is building its healthcare infrastructure in fits and starts.

Q&A: Global Healthcare Accreditation, Karen Timmons

Q&A: CallisonRTKL’s Brad Barker

Research firm BMI predicts the world’s pharmaceutical and medical-device companies will be focusing more on Africa and other emerging markets in the coming years. Rapid population growth and urbanization in these regions is leading to healthcare infrastructure improvements in large cities, which will outstrip healthcare growth in more advanced economies. In addition, BMI notes that a transition to Western lifestyles in these regions is leading to increasingly sedentary routines likely to impair population health, further contributing to healthcare growth in emerging markets.

Saudi German Hospital Secures US$100M in Funding for Expansion

September 19, 2017

A recent announcement from the Emirates Islamic, alongside participating banks Mashreq Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, and the Arab African International Bank, confirms that capital topping US$100 million has been secured to expand Dubai-based Saudi German Hospital. This funding will reportedly be used to improve hospital operations and help deliver specialised treatments and services to patients. This latest move illustrates the increasing involvement of the private sector in Dubai’s healthcare industry, and the region’s positioning as a hub of investment opportunities.

Global Medical Wearable Devices Market on the Rise

September 19, 2017

The global medical wearable devices market hit revenues of US$3 billion in 2015, and may reach around US$8 billion by 2020, according to a report. The rising value of this specialty market is driven by several factors such as high rates of chronic-disease cases and easier access to smartphones and smartwatches compatible with these devices. Affordability is a real issue, however, as the high costs of acquiring and implementing wearable devices is still keeping the industry from truly thriving.

UST Global Invests in Singapore Digital Health App

September 18, 2017

UST Global, a U.S.-based technology company, has invested an undisclosed amount of money in the Singapore digital healthcare startup MyDoc, an app that provides virtual physician consultations across Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. This investment, which will focus on Asian and European markets, will allegedly help expand MyDoc’s digital health, disease management, and health data tracking programs.

China Investors Juggle Regulatory Friction in India Pharma Play

September 18, 2017

Fosun, a Chinese investment group, has been forced to reduce its proposed stake in India’s Gland Pharma in order to avoid running afoul of India limits on foreign direct investment. Fosun’s original bid would have left the group with 86% ownership, leading India government regulators to nix the deal earlier this year based on a law that allows the government to block deals that give foreign investors more than 75% ownership of an India company. Fosun has now issued a lowered bid for 74% ownership of Gland in an effort to sidestep that regulation.

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