Rising health care costs, ageing populations and changing lifestyles in emerging economies are stoking demand for medical technology (medtech) solutions. These entail not just smart devices that remotely monitor and transmit biometric data, but any instance of technology that helps to deliver health services. These initiatives are happening...
One of the biggest challenges for health services worldwide is that of human resources. Finding and keeping the best doctors and nurses, administrators and technicians in an increasingly competitive and globalised sector requires a range of approaches. For Dubai, whose population and workforce has a high concentration of expatriates, personnel...
The population grew from 1.95m to 2.60m between 2011-16, how is this change being accommodated?
Near-term sentiment is on the rise among Dubai’s business leaders, with the IMF forecasting a healthy GDP growth rate of 4.2% in 2019 for the emirate. While not as exposed as some of its regional neighbours to the effects of fluctuating commodities prices in recent times, Dubai nevertheless stands to benefit from the knock-on effects of higher prices over the last year.
The pharmaceutical market has expanded its geographical reach in recent decades, and this trend appears to be here to stay. In a survey of major pharmaceutical firms conducted by global consulting firm PwC’s Strategy team, more than half of respondents anticipated that over 30% of their global sales would originate in emerging markets by 2018...
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