NMC Health buys Aspen Healthcare to grow its IVF services

NMC Health has completed its first UK acquisition with the £10m capture of Aspen Healthcare as it bids to grow its IVF services. The United...

UK woman dies after Turkish butt-lift treatment

The recent death of a British patient following a Brazilian butt-lift operation at a clinic in Turkey leads doctors to encourage proper research before...

Thai hospitals take a bet on China’s ‘two-child’ policy

According to the Nikkei Asian Review, Thai hospitals are expecting revenues to surge as more Chinese couples travel there for fertility treatment. In 2015 the...

Increasing global fertility acquisitions and consolidations for 2018

The global fertility services sector is seeing an emergence of serial acquirers and an increased pace of consolidation, according to Alantra, an investment banking...

Ping An Good Doctor targeting medical tourists from China

Ping An Good Doctor, China’s biggest online health care platform, aims to expand its services in Southeast Asia later this year to cater to...

Falling trust increases patient flow from Myanmar to Thailand & Singapore

According to The Nation Thailand Portal, patients from Myanmar have so far spent an estimated US$600m on medical care abroad, and this is increasing. Professor Dr...

DHA says 1,582 patients sent overseas in 2017

The Dubai Annual Statistical Report 2017 compiled by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), states there were 1,582 overseas patients sent abroad by the health...

New parents of IVF provider Genea aim to attract Chinese to Australia and Thailand

A Hong Kong consortium hopes to capitalise on Genea’s strong presence as Australia’s third-largest reproductive services player. It plans to create ‘superstar’ doctors on...

Aggressive brain tumour treatment now offered in UK

HCA’s Harley Street Clinic in London can now treat patients with deep-seated or hard to access tumours who are unable to undergo conventional surgery...

Egypt’s ambitious health reforms include universal insurance

The World Bank is investing US$530 million in a project to improve Egyptian health care. It is seen as a vital boost to a...