Health care has been a national priority for the Tunisian government since the country gained independence from France in 1956. A focus of continued investment, the health care sector has since seen the development of a nationwide network of public hospitals and health centres, with the country quickly becoming a model in North Africa. The combination of private sector investment and public...
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Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Tunisia 2017
The past two years have seen the Tunisian economy follow a gentle upward trajectory – one that falls short of the pace of expansion needed to reduce poverty and improve the revenue base, but that nonetheless exhibits a marked improvement over previous years.
A new campus in Doha opened by a UK university should boost human resources training and bring Qatar closer towards its vision of creating a knowledge-based economy in the wake of sustained low oil prices.
Economic update | La Tunisie cherche à conserver son avance en matière de recherche et d’innovation
22 May 2017
Des initiatives nationales de soutien aux start-ups conjuguées à des subventions internationales à la recherche devraient permettre de renforcer l’activité entrepreneuriale en Tunisie.
Articles & Analysis | Micro-insurance and mobile technology increase Kenya's health insurance penetration from The Report: Kenya 2017
As Kenya looks to improve its health care financing environment, both the public and the private sector are turning to micro-insurance and mobile payment technologies to increase insurance penetration. The low level of health insurance in the market is one of the most significant challenges facing policymakers. According to a 2014 study by...
Articles & Analysis | Foreign investment grows private health care in Kenya from The Report: Kenya 2017
Kenya’s health care sector has benefitted from a substantial inflow of new capital in recent years, as private investors rush to take advantage of new growth opportunities in hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and human resource development. This comes as the country’s public health system copes with a patient capacity burden and insufficient...