Ras Al Khaimah has made significant progress over the last five years in building the infrastructure and institutions required to anchor a robust health care sector. Both population growth and changes in lifestyle have led to an increase in the demand for and cost of health care services in the emirate. Public facilities are meeting the majority of this rising need, although private service...
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Bolstered by burgeoning cement and ceramics industries that draw on the natural resources of the Hajar Mountains, Ras Al Khaimah has one of the GCC’s more diversified economies. Continued investment in infrastructure is enabling further economic growth and encouraging foreign investment.
Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Gabon 2013
Under the National Health Strategy adopted in 2010, Gabon has made a push to upgrade service quality and expand hospital capacity. In recent years, the country’s health strategy has centred on heavy investment in infrastructure. The Ministry of Health aims to enforce a set of quality standards by 2020, but with 86% of the population living in urban areas, rural structures face challenges...
Long viewed as a bastion of stability in the Central African region, thanks in part to large hydrocarbon revenues that have helped it maintain one of the highest levels of per capita income in the region, Gabon has been able to leverage its diplomatic clout throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Articles & Analysis | Universal challenge: Infrastructure upgrades and enhanced staff development to boost coverage from The Report: Ghana 2013
The continuing implementation of expansive reforms, including the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) and updates to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) aimed at providing universal health care to its citizens, made 2012 a turbulent year for Ghana’s health sector. Despite sharp budget increases to the Ministry of Health (MoH) over the past...
Articles & Analysis | Prioritising knowledge: Population growth provides an incentive to develop education infrastructure from The Report: Ghana 2013
The government’s focus on increasing its social capital is demonstrated in the size and scope of its education budget. As the largest recipient of state funding in the country, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is tasked with transforming the country’s economy from resourceto knowledge-based and ensuring that graduates are prepared to enter the fast-...