The year 2016 marks the second year of the rollout of universal health care, known locally as JKN, which aims to cover a population of approximately 260m by 2019. While millions have already been brought under coverage, reaching the whole population of an archipelago that contains 6000 inhabited islands will be no easy feat. Still, hopes are high for JKN. With greater access driving greater...
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The Indonesian government is in the midst of pursuing an ambitious new growth strategy, emphasizing investment over domestic consumption as a primary growth driver in the wake of depressed commodity prices, lagging household consumption and lower-than-anticipated government revenues.
Authorities in Kenya are turning to technology to help improve access to health care in the country’s more remote areas, where close to three-quarters of the population lives.
Economic update | El gobierno de Colombia aumenta sus esfuerzos para bajar el precio de los medicamentos
29 Sep 2016
La decisión tomada por el gobierno colombiano de controlar el precio de uno de los medicamentos contra el cáncer más demandados está suscitando dudas acerca del balance apropiado entre ofrecer medicamentos accesibles y el fomento de la inversión en innovación.
La Tunisie cherche à moderniser son système de santé à l’aide d’un programme qui met l’accent sur les soins préventifs. Toutefois, les pressions accrues exercées sur la caisse nationale d’assurance maladie (CNAM) risquent de limiter le nombre de malades pouvant bénéficier de ce nouveau système.
Articles & Analysis | Events hosting plays a key role in Qatar's sports industry development from The Report: Qatar 2016
In the past decade or more, Qatar has started to assert itself in the world of global sports. It has achieved this mainly through its athletics federation and Olympic committee. The government has also made efforts to expand the role of sports and related industries, such as sports medicine, logistics and security, to create more opportunities...