En Español – The extent of vaccine rollouts has varied wildly across the region – With more than 40% of the population inoculated, Chile leads the way – Colombia, Peru and Ecuador are among those with lower rates – Logistical issues pose significant challenges to governments As the global Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues, Latin American governments have seen their own vaccination…
Interview:Ángela Flores How would you characterise the main challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry in Peru? ÁNGELAFLORES: The sector’s main challenges are largely a result of limited public expenditure on health care. Current spending figures stand at around 5.3% of GDP, below the regional average of 7.4% and less than the figures recorded by Chile and Colombia, which spend…
Efforts to reform the education sector, boost teacher salaries, provide qualitative assessment and coordinate national education policy are areas being targeted by the government, while the skills mismatch between graduates and the private sector, the urban-rural gap, and underperforming private primary and secondary schools highlight other areas that require attention. Local authorities and international…
In an era marked by profound technological disruption and intense global competition in new frontier industries, emerging markets are striving to improve and adapt their education systems to reconcile the demands of the modern economy and the needs of citizens. As such, innovative solutions are being developed to address barriers within traditional education systems. One innovation is education…
Rising health care costs, ageing populations and changing lifestyles in emerging economies are stoking demand for medical technology (medtech) solutions. These entail not just smart devices that remotely monitor and transmit biometric data, but any instance of technology that helps to deliver health services. These initiatives are happening everywhere, but there are significant differences…
As the country gears up to celebrate its 200th year of independence from Spain in 2021, Peru finds itself in a position to focus more of its resources on education. This is a welcome opportunity as the country has yet to exceed its regional peers in terms of educational access and outcomes. There are encouraging signs that the necessary changes are under way to improve these metrics, including…
Peru’s health sector significantly improved over the last decade as officials worked to expand health care infrastructure, lower barriers to access and modernise public sector institutions. President Martín Vizcarra Cornejo’s government aims to further advance progress through an increase in health spending that officials hope will fill medicine and equipment shortages and lead to infrastructure…
Despite a challenging external environment, Peru’s annual average GDP growth has exceeded 5% over the last decade. However, the economy suffered in 2017 as a result of further damage inflicted by El Niño, and inflation averages approximately 3.25% per year. Economic growth began to recover in 2018, with GDP expanding by 4.1%, though this is expected to moderate to 3.7% in 2019 and 2020. While P
Jorge Yzusqui : Interview How effective are the government’s efforts to enhance the quality of Peruvian schools? JORGE YZUSQUI: This is a complex matter. Peru has more than 12,000 private schools with the quality of around 75% up for review. This is the result of a prolonged period of time during which schools were created without much state oversight and in some cases were opened without obtaining…
Interview :Juan Carlos Salem Suito To what extent did the floods caused by the El Niño weather pattern in the first quarter of 2017 affect the health care sector? JUAN CARLOS SALEM SUITO: The floods of 2017 altered the natural conduct of epidemiology in the cities. The pattern of rains and plagues were different than in other years. Indeed 2017 was an atypical year for the health care sector…