Following through on the implementation of its reform plans, Algeria continues to put a strong emphasis on improving provision of education across the country. A decade has passed since the beginning of the educational reform, and authorities are now cementing new practices and aiming to understand which elements need further work. Efforts are now targeted at improving...
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Articles & Analysis | Improved facilities and links to the private sector are helping to form a better prepared workforce from The Report: Algeria 2014
Articles & Analysis | Shifting investment and infrastructure to fight against chronic disease from The Report: Algeria 2014
Having made considerable gains in health care provision over the past five decades, Algeria has been undergoing a transition in terms of its health challenges. With improved basic health indicators in the field of infectious diseases, the country is now battling a rise in chronic disease affecting the population. This is being accomplished through a combination of public...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Yiğit Gürçay, Senior Vice-President and Area Director – MENA, GlaxoSmithKline from The Report: Algeria 2014
What benefits can multinational pharmaceutical companies derive from expanding local production activities in emerging markets?
Articles & Analysis | Efforts to align technical education with market needs from The Report: Algeria 2014
Unemployment remains one of the most important challenges facing the government. Despite steady economic growth, bureaucracy and tight regulations for private sector operators have sometimes prevented the economy from creating enough jobs at a fast enough rate. Addressing the parliament in mid-2014, Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said that the country had been able to...
Chapter | Health and Education from The Report: Algeria 2014
Having made considerable gains in health care provision over the past five decades, Algeria has been undergoing a transition in terms of its health challenges. Under the current 2009-14 five-year plan, the government had pledged $6.2bn for the establishment of new health infrastructure, including 1500 new facilities. Renovation of existing facilities is also being undertaken, coordinated with...
In many ways, Algeria finds itself in an enviable economic position, particularly when compared with its regional neighbours. It holds the fourth-largest oil reserves and the second-largest natural gas reserves in Africa. Ample hydrocarbons revenue has allowed the government to channel capital into public expenditure programmes on infrastructure, health care, education, social housing and subsidies.