Chinese healthcare firms expand overseas to support growing expat community


Chinese healthcare companies are looking to expand overseas to serve Chinese communities in regions such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia, where many mainland companies are setting up operations across sectors.

“A wide range of Chinese companies are expanding overseas,” setting up local operations and bringing Chinese employees with them, said Philip Wang, CEO of Distinct Healthcare Holdings, in an interview on Monday.

“Chinese expatriate workers are often not familiar with the local healthcare system,” said Wang. “If there is a Chinese-run clinic, they may come to us. We can help bridge the language gap … or we can help connect them with some local resources to assist them.”

He added that the company plans to follow the flow of Chinese customers into international markets.

The Shenzhen-based private healthcare service provider plans to open its first clinic in Dubai, the financial hub of the United Arab Emirates, this year, after making inroads earlier into Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A pharmacist processes the granules of traditional Chinese medicine at Gansu Provincial Hospital in Lanzhou, northwest China’s Gansu Province. Photo: Xinhua
A pharmacist processes the granules of traditional Chinese medicine at Gansu Provincial Hospital in Lanzhou, northwest China’s Gansu Province. Photo: Xinhua

On Friday, Distinct Healthcare raised HK$284.53 million (US$36.4 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to an exchange filing. Its stock has lost about 12 per cent since the listing, closing at HK$59.90 on Tuesday.

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