How are regulation and licensing changing as the private sector becomes involved in health care?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Dr Mariam Al Jalahma, CEO, National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA): Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2019
Articles & Analysis | Bahraini health sector implements new strategies and develops national health insurance system from The Report: Bahrain 2019
Although major health indicators have improved in recent decades, a growing and ageing population, an elevated incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and rising care costs have weighed on Bahrain’s health sector in recent years.
Although major health indicators have improved in recent decades, a growing and ageing population, an elevated incidence of non-communicable diseases and rising care costs have weighed on Bahrain’s health sector in recent years. The government is currently making major strides in addressing these challenges, however, most notably through the planned rollout of a national health insurance system,...
Despite its diversified economy, Bahrain has nonetheless faced pressures in recent years as a result of the 2014-15 drop in global oil prices. However, a multibillion-dollar aid package from other Gulf states and an accompanying fiscal adjustment plan, as well as growth following a partial oil price recovery and a major oil and gas discovery, offer hope for an economic turnaround in 2019.
Articles & Analysis | Demand for pharmaceutical products rising worldwide from The Report: Oman 2019
In recent decades, the pharmaceutical market has expanded its geographical reach. 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...
Articles & Analysis | Oman's Health Vision 2050 to provide high-quality services for long term from The Report: Oman 2019
In recent decades there has been a major improvement in the quality of health care in Oman. Rising living standards have greatly reduced the impact of contagious diseases, though the high rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), common among many GCC countries, continue to climb. Despite feeling the impact of the fiscal austerity caused by...