Public and private sector investment in Saudi Arabia’s health care industry continues to be fuelled by the growing demands of a rising population and the increasing prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases. Although the 2016 health care budget was down on the historic high of 2015, industry players are confident of changes to enhance efficiency and promote better allocation of resources, as...
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Chapter | Health & Life Sciences from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
2016 witnessed the launch of the Kingdom’s historic Vision 2030 and the accompanying National Transformation Programme, both of which call for a major overhaul of the state’s economic apparatus and envision a more open market framework and more dynamic, private sector-led growth moving ahead.
Articles & Analysis | New clusters aim to reinvigorate pharmaceuticals in Morocco's health industry from The Report: Morocco 2016
Uncertainty has reigned over the pharmaceutical industry in the past couple of years after the government instituted a policy in 2013 reducing the cost of wide range of pharmaceutical goods. First initiated in December 2013, the move aims at boosting access to medicine as well as domestic consumption, which has traditionally been limited by...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ahmed El Bahri, Managing Director, Cheikh Khalifa Ibn Zaid Foundation: Interview from The Report: Morocco 2016
What challenges do you identify in the upcoming years for the health sector in Morocco? EL BAHRI: Access to health care has been a constitutional right since 2011, and the government has set a target of 3300 doctor graduates per year by 2020 to address the needs of the population. Despite efforts made by the public sector, this...
Articles & Analysis | Access to health care broadens in Morocco from The Report: Morocco 2016
Health care services in Morocco have evolved in line with the country’s epidemiological transition, facilitated by heightened surveillance of health-related conditions and the maturing role carried out by the private sector. Developments have evolved in line with the objectives outlined in the country’s long-term strategy, Vision 2020....
Health care services in Morocco have evolved in line with the country’s epidemiological transition, facilitated by heightened surveillance of health-related conditions and the maturing role carried out by the private sector. Developments have tracked objectives outlined in the country’s long-term strategy, Vision 2020. In its 2012-16 phase, reforms have aimed primarily at consolidating past...