Foreign Investors Eye Hospital Business in Indonesia
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Foreign investors have expressed interest in healthcare business investments in Indonesia. Singapore-based Global Growth Markets (GGM) consultant said that India-based hospital group Apollo Hospitals is currently considering to build a telemedicine center and a hospital in Indonesia. In addition, Malaysia-based IIH Healthcare recently announced that they would tap into the Indonesian market as a part of its expansion plan.
GGM consultant Pet Read revealed that Indonesia’s healthcare industry showed the highest growth after China and India. The number of privately owned hospitals in Indonesia grew by 50 percent per year over the last few years.
“Currently, the number of hospitals in Indonesia, including government-owned hospitals, is around 1,300,” Mr. Read said in a press release on Thursday, November 3, 2016.
Other foreign companies interested in developing hospitals in Indonesia included Columbia Asia Health Services Group. The company, based in Kuala Lumpur, has planned to open three hospitals in Semarang.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific foreign companies are reportedly interested in developing hospitals in Indonesia?
Which specific foreign companies are reportedly interested in developing hospitals in Indonesia?
Apollo Hospitals from India and IIH Healthcare from Malaysia have shown interest. Also, Columbia Asia Health Services Group, based in Kuala Lumpur, plans to open hospitals there.
Q.What is the current estimated number of hospitals in Indonesia, including those owned by the government?
What is the current estimated number of hospitals in Indonesia, including those owned by the government?
GGM consultant Pet Read stated that the current total number of hospitals in Indonesia, including government-owned facilities, is approximately 1,300.
Q.How quickly has the number of privately owned hospitals in Indonesia been increasing?
How quickly has the number of privately owned hospitals in Indonesia been increasing?
Over the last few years, the number of privately owned hospitals in Indonesia has grown significantly, increasing by 50 percent per year.
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