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A two-pronged drive to tackle the rise of lifestyle diseases in Oman and broaden the range of medical facilities available locally has put the country’s health care services on course for rapid growth.
Articles & Analysis | Change for the better: The expansion of insurance coverage looks set to shake up the sector from The Report: Mexico 2014
The introduction of the Popular Health Insurance Scheme (Seguro Popular de Salud, SPS) in 2003 redefined Mexico’s health sector by providing public coverage, albeit limited, to half of the population, which previously had no protection. In a little more than a decade since the introduction of the SPS, Mexico has made vast strides in extending...
Articles & Analysis | Taking their meds: Regulatory changes have shifted the composition of the market from The Report: Mexico 2014
Generating revenues of $13.6bn in 2012, Mexico’s pharmaceutical industry is among the 15 largest in the world, second only to Brazil ($16bn) in Latin America. According to ProMéxico, the country’s investment promotion agency, the pharmaceutical industry accounts for 1.2% of GDP, 7.2% of manufacturing GDP and generates 80,000 direct and 300,000...
Articles & Analysis | Tourist hub: Medical tourism continues to expand, attracting 1m visitors in 2013 from The Report: Mexico 2014
Attracting 1m medical tourists in 2013, Mexico has claimed the number two spot in the global medical tourism industry, behind only Thailand (1.2m). According to the Ministry of Tourism (Secretaría de Turismo, SECTUR), the industry reached $2.84bn in revenues, prompting the current administration to define a strategy to improve the country’s...
In a little more than a decade since the introduction of the Popular Health Insurance Scheme, Mexico has made vast strides in extending coverage and is now closer than ever to attaining universal coverage. Nonetheless, rapidly changing demographics have boosted demand for medical services and put significant pressure on the sector, which is now faced with the task of increasing capacity to...