Health

A drive to ensure universal health care provision by 2014 in the world’s fourth-most populous country necessarily entails large-scale investments, and is opening up opportunities for the private sector.

Looking to make the most of the country’s resource revenues, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is planning to dip into the sovereign wealth fund to generate progress in the health and education sectors. However, current indicators suggest the administration faces an uphill battle.

Many facets of South Africa’s domestic economy are considered two-tiered, with significant gaps between rich and poor in terms of spending power and access to essential services. One area where this divide is particularly illustrative is in the differing quality, capacity, and usage profile of the public and private health care systems.

C’est un véritable exercice d’équilibriste auquel se livre actuellement le secteur pharmaceutique marocain, qui tente à la fois d’améliorer l’accès aux médicaments tout en tenant compte des inquiétudes des fabricants et des pharmaciens face au recouvrement des coûts. La production locale joue en rôle essentiel dans la satisfaction de la demande intérieure mais le marché s’est longtemps montré préoccupé par les prix des produits de marque, entrainant de la part du gouvernement une augmentation de la distribution des médicaments génériques et une politique de baisse des prix pour l’utilisateur final.

Investment in human capital has been identified as a key driver in boosting the quality of Malaysia’s health care standards while seeing growing economic returns from the industry. However, underinvestment in health services continues to pose a risk.

Heath care development has been a priority for Ghana for many decades, and the government is now looking to concentrate on the poorest segments of the population and tackle infectious disease rates.