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Health care expansion fuels demand for local and imported pharmaceutical products
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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…

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New health care initiatives focused on increasing capacity and addressing chronic disease in Kuwait
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The health profile of the Kuwaiti population has changed significantly in the past several decades. Kuwaiti citizens, who account for around 30% of the population of just over 4.2m, have become more prone to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). While deaths from infectious diseases are posing less and less of a threat, NCDs – the four main categories of which are heart disease, cancers, diabetes…

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Health care expansion fuels demand for local and imported pharmaceutical products
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The Report: Kuwait 2018: Health
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The Report: Kuwait 2018
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With 6% of the world’s proven oil reserves and 1% of its natural gas, hydrocarbons continue to form the backbone of Kuwait’s economy. Given that the energy sector accounts for 90% of exports and government revenues, state coffers have been under strain as a result of the 2014 fall in oil prices. However, the resurgence in global commodity markets bodes well for the future and has led to a to a

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Reforms to Kuwait’s health sector aim to reduce expenditure in face of shifting demographics
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As part of the New Kuwait 2035 development strategy unveiled in January, cost-cutting measures have begun to take hold in the health sector. Last month the Ministry of Health (MoH) rolled back expatriate subsidies, with public hospitals and polyclinics now charging KD5 ($17) for a visit to the emergency room, KD10 ($33) for an outpatient visit, KD10 ($33) per day for inpatients, KD30 ($99) per day…

Interview

Dr Ahmed Al Saleh, CEO, Health Assurance Hospitals Company: Interview
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Interview: Dr Ahmed Al Saleh What is required in terms of structure and regulation to improve health care in Kuwait? DR AHMED AL SALEH: Today, Kuwait’s health care system is recognised as one of the most developed in the Middle East. Its achievement in terms of health indicators rival average European standards of health, and the government has committed to reforming the health care system several…

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Population growth in Kuwait fuels rapid development of health services
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Over the last five years Kuwait’s health care industry has gained significant momentum, adequately responding to rapid population growth by simultaneously addressing capacity constraints and improving the quality of health infrastructure. Despite the decline in oil prices and a budget deficit of over KD12bn ($39.7bn), health care spending remains a priority for the government. Although the…

Analysis

Large-scale projects to cater to growing demand in Kuwait's health care sector
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Across the health care sector, infrastructure projects worth more than KD1.5bn ($5bn) are under way in Kuwait. The government is the largest service provider, currently representing around 90% of the market in terms of hospital bed numbers and facilities, and the state is working in accordance with the national plan to adopt the World Health Organisation’s proposal of allocating at least…

Country Report

The Report: Kuwait 2017
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With oil making up approximately 60% of the country’s GDP, Kuwait, like its Gulf neighbours, has had to adjust to the new economic realities caused by lower oil prices. However, strong financial buffers have ensured that the country has been able to weather the storm, while a renewed appetite for investment reform bodes well for private sector players. In its long-term policy document, New Kuwai

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