Health

Universities in Malaysia have been given a key role in government plans to raise the country to developed-nation status by 2020. However, much more investment will be necessary if higher education institutions are to meet the targets the state has set.

As Malaysia strives to achieve developed-nation status by 2020, the education sector is undergoing detailed improvement and development. Having launched its first blueprint in 2011, the Ministry of Education has recently drawn up plans for new reforms at all levels, in line with the country’s long-term development plan, the Economic...

Recently ranked among the top countries in the world for medical services, Malaysia boasts a strong health care sector backed by government investment and engagement with the private sector. A February 2014 review by International Living, a travel journal, gave Malaysia 95 out of 100 points for quality of care and expertise of...

With the health care and pharmaceuticals sectors worth $18.3bn and $5.1bn in 2012 and 2013, respectively, according to reports from Alpen Capital, Saudi Arabia is a key target market for international businesses operating in both spheres. Statistics from the European Commission (EC), demonstrate the rapid growth in pharmaceutical exports from...

Government expenditure on health and social care in Saudi Arabia has more than doubled in the last five years. In 2014 the state health sector will receive SR108bn ($28.8bn), as compared to the SR52.3bn ($13.94bn) earmarked for 2009. The year-on-year increase in budget allocation is 8%, the second highest of any sector reported, and its share...

The public health sector has a budget of SR108bn ($28.8bn) for 2014, and across the country new medical facilities are being built. In the budget, the Saudi government announced that 16 new hospitals had been completed in 2013. Construction of another 132 facilities is already under way, and work will start on 11 new hospitals, two medical...