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The public and private sectors of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) are combining to combat one of the greatest health problems facing the emirate – diabetes – with both the cause and the effects of the illness being targeted. According to data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), more than 32.5m people in the Middle East have developed diabetes, a figure the organisation says will jump by 80% by 2030.

As the Middle East and North Africa’s top health tourism destination, according to the World Bank, Jordan and its medical tourism sector are looking for ways to regain their competitive edge after regional unrest in 2011 impacted revenues. To confront declining medical tourist numbers, Jordan will host two major international health expos in 2012 and will also be promoting its Dead Sea region.

In recent times, increased life expectancy and reduced infant mortality rates signal vital, important advances in Indonesia’s health care system. Yet these are often offset by the country’s high rates of maternal mortality and child malnutrition. For the 2010-14 period, the government has given health services a series of priorities: improving maternal and child health,...

How has the Jamkesmas programme been implemented and what has been achieved to date?

The growth of Indonesia’s middle class has resulted in an increasing demand for branded pharmaceuticals. However, efforts to attract additional foreign investment into the pharmaceuticals industry are hampered by an array of challenges, including price controls, weak intellectual property (IP) law enforcement, corruption, lack of skilled labour and...

In 2011, the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) named five priority programmes: early childhood education; ensuring all children aged 7 to 15 attend school; vocational education; improving university competitiveness in research and innovation; and giving scholarships to lecturers to earn doctoral degrees. The last item – teacher qualification –...

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