tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post2040605094108064631..comments2023-10-30T15:29:59.720+03:00Comments on Bankelele: Medical Investments in East Africabankelelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180926084939364063noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-3969843151139136692010-07-21T00:58:54.696+03:002010-07-21T00:58:54.696+03:00No mention about the competition from India, which...No mention about the competition from India, which is now being seen as both a cheaper and more competent location in which to receive medical services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-31376037680004309632010-07-21T00:58:30.014+03:002010-07-21T00:58:30.014+03:00No mention about the competition from India, which...No mention about the competition from India, which is now being seen as both a cheaper and more competent location in which to receive medical services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-42534632302067748582010-07-19T13:08:28.287+03:002010-07-19T13:08:28.287+03:00alextheafrican: patients are customers, same way b...alextheafrican: patients are customers, same way bodies are to a funeral home. anyway they have a robust system that is able to generate so much data - if you've ever been a patient there and got a very long (itemized) bill, you'd see that<br />- next peek is the church<br /><br />PKW: true about fraud which has plauged the local medical scene, but there are more safeguards now - both good (fixed pricing, pre-approval of some treatment) and bad (delayed treatment, many ins. companies wont accept individual members, just groups like corporates)bankelelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180926084939364063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-13802325404954215992010-07-19T12:18:35.166+03:002010-07-19T12:18:35.166+03:00alextheafrican:OK, we would call you a healthcare ...alextheafrican:OK, we would call you a healthcare consumer.<br />Banks: am not crazy about AAR as a consumer, but would invest if I had the $ because they have very little competition in the region. A lot of insurance companies that have health products apparently complain a lot about fraud, so I think AAR overcomes that by providing both the insurance and healthcare. <br /><br />A lot of experts go to Nairobi for medical care, so I think it's a good sector.PKWhttp://proudkikuyuwoman.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-86239742934661596862010-07-15T16:09:45.313+03:002010-07-15T16:09:45.313+03:00"...the Nairobi hospital also competes for th..."...the Nairobi hospital also competes for the same customers..."<br /><br />I'd hate to be thought of as a 'customer' when I'm in need of medical attention :)<br /><br />Nice peek into the health 'business' though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com