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M42 and Diaverum Expand Brazil Renal Care
M42 renal care subsidiary Diaverum has acquired four dialysis clinics in Sao Paulo, expanding its Brazil network to 18 sites across Latin America.
Fatty Liver Disease May Reach 1.8 Billion by 2050
Nearly 1.8 billion people could be living with fatty liver disease by 2050, Earth.com reported, citing figures from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Croatia Health IT Shifts From Building to Running
Croatia has moved past building digital health systems and into running them at scale, Black Book Research reported in a new vendor study.
Eakin Healthcare's Climate Targets Win SBTi Validation
Northern Ireland device maker Eakin Healthcare has had its net-zero-by-2045 climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Sharjah Healthcare Research Surges, Nature Report Finds
A Nature Research Intelligence report presented at Sharjah Next: Healthcare found the emirate's medical research output has grown sharply since 2020, led by neuroscience.
AU and EU Launch €100m African Health Security Package
The African Union and European Commission have launched three health-security initiatives worth over €100 million across Africa, run through Africa CDC.
US Aid Cuts Erode South Africa's HIV Response
Cuts to United States global health funding have weakened South Africa's HIV testing, clinic care and research more than a year on, Physicians for Human Rights reports.
CureMeAbroad Raises $600K for AI Medical Tourism Platform
CureMeAbroad, an AI-first discovery platform for medical tourism, has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its cost estimator and partner-hospital network.
WEF Flags Workforce Health as Supply-Chain Risk
Industry leaders at Davos told the World Economic Forum that gaps in workforce health have become a structural risk to global supply chains, Healthcare Digital reports.
UAB Neurologists Train Local Doctors in Kenya
Neurologists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham are training local doctors in Kijabe as Kenya counts fewer than 20 neurologists for 55 million people, UAB News reports.
Cancún Draws Hospital Investment for Medical Tourism
Cancún is drawing new hospital investment into lower-cost specialist care as it works to turn an established leisure destination into a medical tourism hub.
Egypt Targets Medical Tourism With Quality Reforms
Egypt's health and tourism ministries have agreed a joint set of measures to raise standards and pricing transparency across its medical tourism sector.