As one of the largest health care markets in the MENA region, Egypt is looking to meet rising demand for services driven by its growing population. While efforts are being made to extend care to all citizens, the health care system remains strained by a rising population and structural weaknesses such as fragmentation, low government expenditure and reliance on out-of-pocket spending. Although...
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Located at a crossroads between Africa, Asia and Europe, Egypt remains one of the world’s most strategically important countries, as it has been for millennia. Egypt has the third-largest GDP in the Arab world, after oil-rich Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It is considerably more diversified than many economies in the region, with manufacturing and agriculture key contributors, making up 14.5% and 15.7% of GDP, respectively, according to the Central Bank of Egypt, as well as oil and gas extraction.
Articles & Analysis | Rise of e-health transforms Kenya's health sector from The Report: Kenya 2016
Given the limitations of Kenya’s health care system in terms of funding and accessibility, the country is looking at a number of e-services to meet the needs of a population with limited spending power and poor access to formal health care facilities.
Articles & Analysis | Kenyan government reaches out to private sector to meet expanding educational needs from The Report: Kenya 2016
The government’s push for greater educational access is creating a variety of issues surrounding funding and quality throughout the public education system. This has led to greater demand for private education. Given this situation, as well as the massive reform effort and shake up of the existing system, there are likely to be plenty of...
Articles & Analysis | Future developments and systemic reforms for Kenya's education sector from The Report: Kenya 2016
Kenya has a young and growing population, which has the potential to transform the country’s economic fortunes. However, to achieve this transformation, the government will have to improve the quality and relevance of the skills young people possess when entering the labour market. This necessitates sustained improvements in the education...
Articles & Analysis | Kenyan government and private sector roll out plans to reform education sector from The Report: Kenya 2016
The state of health care in Kenya presents both challenges and opportunities. The public health system has grappled with underfunding and low staffing ratios, but there is hope that the ongoing devolution of services will improve the equitable delivery of quality health care, alongside the roll out of more private sector services. Currently,...