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International due diligence and provider credentialing process – UnitedHealthcare Global – Health & Protection
Patients put their trust in a system of checks and balances that enable providers to safely perform healthcare procedures and administer services.
But around the globe, healthcare consistency can vary.
Perceptions of where quality care is available may be skewed. Uninformed choices can directly impact medical outcomes.
What are these checks and balances? How do they help ensure international travellers have the tools and information needed to receive quality care no matter the location?
Our team of intelligence analysts play a crucial role in collecting, analysing, and validating provider data.
This work is essential for aiding international brokers and clients in making more informed, evidence-based healthcare decisions that ultimately lead to better outcomes for international travellers and assignees.
Healthcare often operates in a highly competitive and tightly regulated industry.
Conducting due diligence – detailed and holistic assessments of all known risks before engaging a third-party in the healthcare industry is critical, particularly when expanding into less familiar and high-risk territories.
Provider credentialing is just one of many diligences a carrier can employ. It consists of vetting providers’ backgrounds and current competency levels to ensure they are qualified to deliver services that meet international standards of care.
This applies not only to hospitals and clinics but to medical and emergency transport providers.
A medical evacuation, in any instance, adds another layer of risk to the patient and is often done when the local healthcare is deemed inappropriate or incapable of properly treating a patient’s condition, making them time sensitive to help ensure patient safety.
Our provider credentialing approach at UnitedHealthcare Global is holistic.
We use a tiered process that includes conducting in-house, rolling quality assessments to evaluate the consistency of services, capabilities, and outcomes.
This is where the value of having a holistic, clinically led provider assessment program for local clinics, hospitals and medical evacuation providers shines through.
It helps assure provider quality and member safety at the country, city and facility level. This also allows us to provide proactive resources and tools to help everyone involved make better decisions about healthcare.
In certain situations, a carrier can go so far as to conduct onsite clinical and logistics assessments. At UnitedHealthcare Global, we or one of our 30+ in-market physician advisers will physically visit the provider and verify their capabilities.
Physician advisers are practicing medical professionals who understand international standards of care as well as cultural competencies.
Their expertise provides us with solid data points to make sure that we don’t fail our members and evacuate them only when necessary.
Throughout the due diligence and provider credentialing process at UnitedHealthcare Global, healthcare intelligence experts validate provider information, checking for accuracy and legitimacy. The data gives us immediate access to information about local healthcare so members can be directed to a qualified facility that can offer the safest, most appropriate treatment for their condition.
Our data-driven approach ensures that we are objectively evaluating the quality of care, removing any unconscious bias or prejudice that could influence how we rate the quality of care for a country, city or facility.
A robust due diligence and provider credentialing program ensures that when local healthcare is appropriate, patients receive quality care where they are.
It also ensures that when local healthcare fails, the most appropriate medical evacuation transport partner, with the right medical services on-board, can be called in to assist.
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Helen Love is the vice president of networks and partnerships at UnitedHealthcare Global. With nearly three decades of experience in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) and assistance industry, she has extensive expertise in managing and developing international provider networks, with a focus on top-tier healthcare facilities and specialised treatments.
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Aremu Pledges to Enhance Labour Education, Industrial Harmony – Voice of Nigeria
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The newly reappointed Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Mr Issa Aremu has pledged to consolidate on the achievements of the last four years, to enhance quality labour education, and promote decent job creation through youths skills acquisition programmes and industrial harmony in the country.
The Director General’s pledge is contained in his letter of Appreciation to the President, having collected his reappointment letter at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja.
The Director General said he “was highly privileged to be reappointed to serve at times of far reaching reform agenda under a deliberate, patriotic audacious President adding that his” reappointment further repositions him to continue with the promotion of labour/civil society/ citizens engagements on the unprecedented achievements in the labour sector under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Aremu who described the President as the “Chief Reformer -in-Chief” listed the milestone achievements of Tinubu presidency in the labour sector to include:
“2024 National Minimum Wage Act, the most expansive and impactful N758 billion bond to settle long standing pension liabilities, employment of 774 National Health Fellows, youth employability and poverty eradication program through SKILL-UP-ARTISANS (SUPA) program , 2-5 million Labor Employment and Employment Programme (LEEP) programme, mass social housing, formation of NELFUND, (Nigerian Education Loan Fund), public sector job retention and non/ retrenchment in the wake of declining public revenue.”
He disclosed that MINILS would provide regular platforms for the presidency to reengage with labour, civil societies, women, youths and People Living With Disabilities ( PLWD) on the landmark policy initiatives “as we march towards 2027 presidential polls”.
Aremu was appointed effective 18 May 2021 by the former President Muhammadu Buhari for 4 years in the first instance, subject to re-appointment for an additional 4 years.
Labour market stakeholders including dedicated staff and management of the Institute confirmed the transformational leadership of Aremu, citing how his management team and staff in the past 4 years have offered transformational leadership to reposition the hitherto underperforming Institute to a fast-performing visible agency of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment based on its statutory mandate which earned him the new tenure.
Among other achievements, Comrade Aremu completed the inherited office, classrooms and hostel buildings, improved on staff welfare through regular promotions and training, among others.
He has also promoted mass citizenship engagements on the positive impact of the policy reforms of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, concerning the new 2024 minimum wage, alternative public transportation after fuel subsidy removal, new student loan fund initiative among others.
On its core mandate of capacity building, MINILS has upscaled the promotion of both on-site and online labour education for industrial harmony and productivity improvement in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region.
Thousands of workers in public and private sectors have been impacted through the annual regular and tailor-made (in-plant) training of MINILS’ five core departments; namely (i)Trade Union Education (ii) Labour Management Relations(iii) Academic and Distance Learning programmes (iv) Entrepreneurial Development Department and (v) Social Protection Department.
Despite the challenges of COVID-19 in 2021/2022, MINILS organised hundreds of regular and in-plant courses for thousands of participants on the imperatives of social dialogue, collective bargaining and peaceful conflict resolution for industrial harmony.
MINILS holds tailor-made courses on critical labour market subjects: Labour Laws and Employment Regulations, Organizing and Leadership Skills, Grievance and Conflict Resolution, Work Ethics and Values
Aremu who hails from Ilorin holds a Master’s Degree in Labour and Development Studies with Distinctions from the prestigious International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague, Netherlands, an international graduate school of policy-oriented social sciences.
The Director General also possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, graduating with Second Class Upper Division from the University of Port Harcourt in 1985.
He is a member of the esteemed Nigeria Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS) Kuru, SEC 27, 2005 with accumulated decades of 30 years of experience as a labour educator, negotiator, and administrator, 25 of which spent as the General Secretary of the National Union of Textile and Garment Workers, Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and Vice President of Industriall Global Union, which represents a global workforce of 50 million.
He has significantly contributed to the academic and educational development of MINILS as a member of the Governing Council and Chairman of the Training and Research Committee of the Council from 2001 to 2004.
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Hauwa Abubakar is a full time professional Radio and digital media Journalist. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and Masters Degree in Digital Marketing.
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Fitness Equipment Market Opportunities and Competitive – GlobeNewswire
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Dublin, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Fitness Equipment Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2034” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
This report describes and explains the fitness equipment market and covers 2019-2024, termed the historic period, and 2024-2029, 2034F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.
The global fitness equipment market reached a value of nearly $14.42 billion in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.32% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $14.42 billion in 2024 to $18.92 billion in 2029 at a rate of 5.58%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.04% from 2029 and reach $24.19 billion in 2034.
Growth in the historic period resulted from the increased disposable income, growing fitness industry, government initiatives and influence of social media and fitness influencers. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were high costs.
Going forward, strong economic growth in emerging markets, growing urbanization, rise in chronic diseases, increasing aging population, increasing sports participation and growth of online fitness platforms will drive the growth. Factor that could hinder the growth of the fitness equipment market in the future include economic downturns.
The global fitness equipment market is fairly fragmented, with large number of small players operating in the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 22.72% of the total market in 2023. Peloton Interactive Inc. was the largest competitor with a 7.13% share of the market, followed by Technogym S.p.A. with 4.43%, Decathlon S.A. with 3.05%, Gold’s Gym International, Inc. with 1.98%, Life Fitness LLC. with 1.83%, Johnson Health Tech. Co. Ltd. with 1.004%, Rogue Fitness LLC with 1.03%, iFIT Health & Fitness Inc. with 1.00%, Reebok International Limited. with 0.86% and BowFlex Inc. with 0.37%.
North America was the largest region in the fitness equipment market, accounting for 34.22% or $4.93 billion of the total in 2024. It was followed by Asia Pacific, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the fitness equipment market will be Asia Pacific and Middle East where growth will be at CAGRs of 6.57% and 5.87% respectively. These will be followed by Africa and North America where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 5.34% and 5.28% respectively.
The fitness equipment market is segmented by type into cardiovascular training equipment, strength training equipment and other equipment. The cardiovascular training equipment market was the largest segment of the fitness equipment market segmented by type, accounting for 58.21% or $8.39 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the strength training equipment segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the fitness equipment market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 6.17% during 2024-2029.
The fitness equipment market is segmented by buyer type into individual, institution and other buyer types. The individual market was the largest segment of the fitness equipment market segmented by buyer type, accounting for 64.78% or $ 9.34 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the individual segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the fitness equipment market segmented by buyer type, at a CAGR of 6.03% during 2024-2029.
The fitness equipment market is segmented by gender into male and female. The male market was the largest segment of the fitness equipment market segmented by gender, accounting for 62.64% or $ 9.03 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the female segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the fitness equipment market segmented by gender, at a CAGR of 7.63% during 2024-2029.
The fitness equipment market is segmented by application into weight loss, body building, physical fitness, mental fitness and other applications. The weight loss market was the largest segment of the fitness equipment market segmented by application, accounting for 37.60% or $ 5.42 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the physical fitness segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the fitness equipment market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 6.41% during 2024-2029.
The fitness equipment market is segmented by end-user into health clubs or gyms, home consumer, hotels, corporates, hospital and medical centers, public institutions. The home consumer market was the largest segment of the fitness equipment market segmented by end-user, accounting for 64.78% or $9.34 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the home consumer segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the fitness equipment market segmented by end-user, at a CAGR of 6.03% during 2024-2029.
The top opportunities in the fitness equipment market segmented by type will arise in the cardiovascular training equipment segment, which will gain $2.45 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the fitness equipment market segmented by buyer type will arise in the individual segment, which will gain $3.17 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the fitness equipment market segmented by gender will arise in the female segment, which will gain $2.39 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the fitness equipment market segmented by application will arise in the weight loss segment, which will gain $1.81 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the fitness equipment market segmented by end-user will arise in the home consumer segment, which will gain $ 3.17 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The fitness equipment market size will gain the most in the USA at $1.24 billion.
Market-trend-based strategies for fitness equipment market include prioritizing the use of sustainable materials in their products, development of home fitness equipment to cater to the growing demand for convenient, at-home workout solutions, strategic partnerships approach to develop advanced equipment solutions, innovative connected fitness solutions to elevate user engagement, enable real-time performance tracking and deliver personalized workout experiences, development of innovative products, such as cardio equipment’s and greater emphasis on strength training equipment to secure a competitive advantage.
Player-adopted strategies in the fitness equipment market include focus on strengthening its business operations through strategic partnerships and through new program approaches.
To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the fitness equipment companies to focus on sustainable product innovation to capture eco-conscious demand, focus on expanding smart home fitness offerings to meet demand shift, focus on advancing connected fitness solutions to enhance user engagement, focus on developing advanced cardio equipment to meet evolving performance demands, focus on expanding strength training offerings to capture growth opportunities, focus on strength training equipment to drive growth, focus on individual buyers to maximize market growth, focus on the female segment to capture high-growth demand, expand in emerging markets, focus on strategic partnerships to accelerate innovation and market expansion, focus on competitive and value-based pricing strategies, focus on targeted digital campaigns, focus on partnership and sponsorship opportunities, focus on physical fitness to accelerate sustainable growth and focus on home consumer segment for accelerated growth.
Major Market Trends
Markets Covered:
1) by Type: Cardiovascular Training Equipment; Strength Training Equipment; Other Equipment
2) by Buyer Type: Individual; Institution; Other Buyer Types
3) by Gender: Male; Female
4) by Application: Weight Loss; Body Building; Physical Fitness; Mental Fitness; Other Applications
5) by End-User: Health Clubs or Gyms; Home Consumer; Hotels; Corporates; Hospital and Medical Centers; Public Institutions
Key Companies Profiled: Peloton Interactive Inc.; Technogym S.p.A.; Decathlon S.A.; Gold’s Gym International, Inc.; Life Fitness LLC
Countries: China; Australia; India; Indonesia; Japan; South Korea; USA; Canada; Brazil; France; Germany; UK; Italy; Spain; Russia
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa.
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast..
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets; GDP proportions; expenditure per capita; fitness equipment indicators comparison..
Key Attributes
The companies featured in this Fitness Equipment market report include:
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Deloitte offers free data analytics internship for students: Here’s what you get to learn, steps to apply – Times of India
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CMA Expands Its Digital Marketing Skills Canada Program To Target Manufacturing – Canadian Manufacturing
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The second phase of the DMSC program will try to upskill more than 500 marketers with up to 15 years of experience, helping those currently employed and those seeking new opportunities.
TORONTO — On May 27, the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) announced the expansion of its Digital Marketing Skills Canada (DMSC) program. Reportedly entering its second year, the CMA says the program will focus on strengthening marketing capacity in sectors critical to Canada’s economic future, including automotive, food processing, grocery retail, consumer packaged goods manufacturing and medical technology. These industries are experiencing rapid transformation and rising demand for skilled marketers who may be able to help businesses navigate shifting consumer expectations, digitalization and global competition.
Launched by the CMA, in partnership with Jelly Academy and Growclass, the DMSC program is supported by funding from Upskill Canada, powered by Palette Skills, and the Government of Canada. The DMSC program will reportedly offer fully funded, industry-recognized training for marketing professionals at all career stages.
“In today’s rapidly evolving business environment and uncertain job market, we’re seeing growing demand from mid-career professionals who are eager to strengthen their marketing and business skills and stay competitive,” said Alison Simpson, president and CEO of the CMA. “Thanks to funding from Upskill Canada, powered by Palette Skills, and the Government of Canada, the Digital Marketing Skills Canada program is empowering more Canadian marketers with the skills they need to drive business growth and strengthen our economy.”
The first phase of the DMSC program has already been completed, connecting Canadians with fully funded training and creating career momentum. The CMA says that some of the highlights from the past year include:
The CMA says that the strong uptake among women, racialized professionals and those aged 25 to 34 speaks to the urgent need for more accessible, career-relevant training – especially at a time when many Canadians are navigating career transitions or facing barriers to traditional professional development.
This year, the DMSC program is doubling down on the needs of fast-evolving sectors like automotive, food processing, grocery retail, consumer goods manufacturing and medical technology.
These industries are facing digital disruption, supply chain instability and rapidly changing consumer expectations, making strategic marketing capabilities important.
The second phase of the DMSC program will try to upskill more than 500 marketers with up to 15 years of experience, helping those currently employed and those seeking new opportunities.
For employers, this presents a cost-free way to strengthen their marketing teams, building internal capacity while saving budget in a challenging economy. For job seekers, it’s an opportunity to gain digital skills and credentials that may open more doors.
“Strong marketing drives business performance and strong marketers drive innovation and growth,” added Simpson. “By expanding this program, we’re helping Canadian businesses stay competitive and creating new career pathways for professionals in sectors critical to the country’s economy.”
Applications are now open for the Chartered Marketer program and other DMSC training streams. To learn more or apply, visit thecma.ca/learning/digital-marketing-skills-canada-program.
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