The role of Algeria's Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry in promoting the sectorOBGplus
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Algeria Health Sector Research Highlights
Algeria Health Sector Research Highlights
The role of Algeria's Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry in promoting the sector
Haissam Chraiteh, Country Chair, Sanofi Algeria
En Français On regional standardisation and leveraging the industry to embrace digitalisation How would you assess Algeria’s pharmaceuticals industry? HAISSAM CHRAITEH: The country has launched an ambitious strategy to develop domestic pharmaceuticals production. Both local companies and international players are already present in the country, producing pharmaceuticals to meet the rising demand…
The Report: Algeria 2018: Health & EducationOBGplus
Opportunities to invest in the health care sector continue to increase as the population grows at an annual rate of 2.1%, applying pressure on existing hospital infrastructure, especially in the urban centres where 72% of the population resides. The health infrastructure has made considerable strides in recent years in a number of important areas, nevertheless, there are still challenges in providing…
Tahar Hadjar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research: InterviewOBGplus
Interview:Tahar Hadjar How is the sector meeting the challenge of a fast-growing student population? TAHAR HADJAR: The sector is in charge of more students every year, with almost 710,000 new enrolments in 2018. For the 2018/19 academic year Algerian universities expect to have more than 1.8m students. Numerous efforts have been taken to expand the university network, and create new infrastructure…
Amine Sekhri, Country Manager, Roche Algérie: InterviewOBGplus
Interview: Amine Sekhri How are health care authorities developing partnerships with private entities to develop a stronger and more competent sector? AMINE SEKHRI: Algeria has a rather unique health care system in the region, supported by adequate health care policies that take into consideration the evolution of local epidemiology and the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. Recently, we…
The Report: Algeria 2018OBGplus
Reaching a population of 42.3m by the end of 2018, Algeria is the second-largest country in North Africa after Egypt. The country is one of Africa’s most important producers of hydrocarbons and enjoys large reserves of shale oil and gas not commercially exploited. Although Algeria enjoys a relatively closed economy, it holds close trading links with its Mediterranean neighbours to the north, and
Demand for pharmaceutical products is rising worldwideOBGplus
In recent decades, the pharmaceutical market has expanded its geographical reach. This trend appears to be here to stay; in a survey of major pharmaceutical firms conducted by global consulting firm PwC’s Strategy& team, more than half of respondents anticipated that over 30% of their global sales would originate in emerging markets by 2018. Even in the most newly opened markets, drug…
Technical and vocational training improve employment rates around the worldOBGplus
Although priorities vary when it comes to economic development, the increasing need for skilled labour is both a cause of and a requirement for accelerated growth across markets. This demand for technical specialists is often most concentrated in the sectors that are vital to economic advancement, including infrastructure, oil and gas exploration and extraction, and value-add processes for agricultural…
Reforms to Algeria's education system to expand capacity and modernise curriculaOBGplus
Algeria has maintained a high level of investment in education in recent years, despite the general economic contraction caused by the collapse of the hydrocarbons market in 2014. While the Ministry of National Education (Ministère de l’Education Nationale, MEN) continues to focus on improving education practices and reforming teacher training, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific…
