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Brazilian health minister said providing primary care is the government’s main priority. Speaking at the second edition of the Health Forum in Brazil, he also mentioned that the prominent problem [...]

Diagnostic industry majors such as General Electric, Agfa Healthcare and Toshiba at 45th Jornada Paulista of Radiology conference, mentioned the strategies of empowering their businesses to close [...]

According to the National Health Federation (Fena Saúde) Brazil, supplementary health sector assistance expenses grew by 18.8% (BRL 108.8 billion) between December 2013 and December 2014, while [...]

GIC Private Limited, Sovereign wealth fund of Singapore is negotiating with Brazil’s largest private hospital chain Rede D’Or Sao Luiz to purchase a 14%stake in Rede D’Or with an investment of [...]

Hospital de Cancer de Barretos (HCB) in Brazil has inked a long-term agreement with Varian Medical Systems. As per the agreement, HCB will purchase four new radiotherapy treatment systems: [...]

Researchers at University of Strathclyde are developing a ‘Leg bank’ to provide prostheses to low-earning people. Strathclyde and ProPortion, a Dutch based social welfare organization, are [...]

Wolters Kluwerhas teamed up with National Association of Private Hospitals (ANAHP),to continue the comprehensive Brazilian market growth and expand the assumption of UpToDate, the clinical [...]

Abbott and GE Healthcare have teamed up to accelerate the diagnosis process for atrial fibrillation and other heart rhythm disorders.

There are 245 medical employees per hospital, on average; with 42 doctors, 89 nurses, 98 professionals and 16 interns.  Global Health Intelligence has detailed information on 68% of all hospitals [...]

The Carlyle Group has invested RUB 1.75 billion (USD 603 million) in Rede D’Or and the group will own 8.3% stake in Rede D’Or.