Licence or Product Purchase Required

You have reached the limit of premium articles you can view for free. 

Get expert, on-the-ground insights into the latest business and economic trends in more than 30 high-growth global markets. Produced by a dedicated team of in-country analysts, our research provides the in-depth business intelligence you need to evaluate, enter and excel in these exciting markets.

View licence options

Suitable for

  • Executives and entrepreneurs
  • Bankers and hedge fund managers
  • Journalists and communications professionals
  • Consultants and advisors of all kinds
  • Academics and students
  • Government and policy-research delegations
  • Diplomats and expatriates

This article also features in Health Search Page. Read more about this report and view purchase options in our online store.

Health Sector Research Highlights

The Report: Syria 2026

Education & Health Sector Analysis

Reconstruction has laid solid foundations for the revitalisation of Syria’s education and health care sectors, setting the stage for a new chapter of growth and opportunity...

Report: How Saudi Arabia’s private sector is driving health care transformation

Saudi Arabia’s health care sector is undergoing a structural transformation driven by Vision 2030’s reform agenda. With health expenditure rising and demand for advanced services growing...

How Saudi Arabia is transforming its health care sector

In this Market Profile video, OBG explores Saudi Arabia’s health care transformation in 2025, highlighting the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 goals. The video, produced in partnership with Hayat National Hospitals...

Special Reports on the Health Sector
Focus Report

Focus Report: Ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria's health sector

Nigeria has made tangible progress on health indicators in recent years, although structural challenges remain. While the government will continue to play a central role in the pursuit...
Covid-19 Response Report

Report: Major post-pandemic transformations in Egyptian health care

Egypt’s universal health insurance and large national health campaigns have sought to deliver improved health outcomes and broader access to care. Although Covid-19 has affected overall economic activity...
Covid-19 Response Report

Report: How is the pandemic shaping the future of Abu Dhabi’s health care sector?

Sustained investment and foresighted policy initiatives meant that the UAE and Abu Dhabi had developed a modern and effective public health system prior to the pandemic, supported by a growing number...

Focus Report: Ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria's health sector
Report: Major post-pandemic transformations in Egyptian health care
Report: How is the pandemic shaping the future of Abu Dhabi’s health care sector?
 

The Report: Kuwait 2025
OBG
plus

Health Sector Analysis

Education reform and the overhaul of both the Ministry of Education and the national curriculum are expected to strengthen academic outcomes in Kuwait. In parallel, sustained government prioritisation...

Health Sector Analyses

Interview

Nadine Chaoui, Managing Director, Al Inaya Drugstore
OBG
plus

On meeting medical demands and supplier confidence

Analysis

New health tech can close the care gap in emerging markets
OBG
plus

After a surge in uptake during the Covid-19 pandemic, the telehealth industry is courting new investment to further innovation and increase access to care in emerging markets. Digital health companies raised a record $57.2bn in global venture capital funding in 2021, a 79% jump from the $32bn raised in 2020, with 30% of the total directed towards telehealth. An estimated $140bn in private sector finance will be needed annually between 2015 and 2030 to realise the UN’s health-related Sustainable Development Goals...

Interview

Jihad Massoud, CEO of Massoud Pharma Group
OBG
plus

On improving logistics and procurement, and reopening banking channels

Overview

Education and health reforms bolster Kuwait’s economy
OBG
plus

Kuwait’s education sector traditionally prepared students for public sector employment, creating a growing skills gap with graduates who are underequipped for private sector jobs. Education reform, alongside an overhaul of both the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the national curricula, is expected to improve academic outcomes over the coming decades. At the same time, the prioritisation of health care by the government has helped transform that sector, adding modern infrastructure, facilitating access and improving the training...

Interview

Jalal Al Tabtabaei, Minister of Education
OBG
plus

on utilising digital tools to modernise the sector and develop human capital

The Report: Saudi Arabia 2025
OBG
plus

Health & Life Sciences Sector Analysis

Health care in Saudi Arabia is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, driven by demographic shifts and the ambitions of the Saudi Vision 2030 national development strategy. Government...

The Health Sector in Emerging Markets

Economic View

Wael Abdallah, Group Chief Executive Officer, Cambridge Health Group

On how Abu Dhabi and Saudi are reshaping health care

Economic View

Nadine Chaoui, Managing Director, Al-Inaya Drugstore

On procurement reform and the future of Syria’s pharmaceutical industry

Economic View

Issam Maatouk, CEO, Unipharma

On consolidation and export recovery

Economic View

Joseph Bahri, Managing Director, Bahripharm

On a cost-competitive pharmaceutical manufacturing and export growth

Economic View

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman, Al Faisal Holding

On how private sector leadership is shaping Qatar’s next phase of growth

Economic View

Yendry Ventura, CEO, Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC)

On how investment can democratise access to advances in medical technology

Economic News

Can health tech close the care gap in emerging markets?

After a surge in uptake during the Covid-19 pandemic, the telehealth industry is courting new investment to further innovation and increase access to care in emerging markets. Digital health companies raised a record $15bn in global venture capital funding in the first half of 2021, up 138% year-on-year, with 30% of the total directed towards telehealth. An estimated $140bn in private sector finance will be needed annually between 2015 and 2030 to realise the UN’s health-related Sustainable Development Goals...

Vidcast

Morocco is positioning itself as an exporter of medical devices in West Africa

Bernardo Bruzzone, Africa Regional Editor, Oxford Business Group (OBG), recently spoke with Naoufal Lahlou, CEO of Promamec. The topics covered during this discussion were centered around the role that Morocco plays in the development of the health sector in several West African countries. Among the topics that were discussed, the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area and government support measures were highlighted as two points that can contribute to the growth of Moroccan exports of medical...

Featured Countries in