Health & Education
From The Report: Tunisia 2018
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Investing in Tunisia’s health and education sector has been a major priority for the government. In recent times, Tunisia has witnessed strong improvements in key health outcomes, thanks in part to the provision of health care coverage to the bulk of the population. Also, the private health care industry is growing rapidly, bolstered to some extent by a well-established medical tourism sector. In the education sector, industry figures point to ample room for investment and expansion, provided the country continues to make progress in areas such as gaining international accreditation for local institutions and improving transport links with promising source markets. This chapter contains an interview with Hatem Ben Salem, Minister of Education.

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Overview

Reforms aim to build a stronger industry, boost medical tourism: and improve the quality of care for the future
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Investing in Tunisia’s health care sector has been a major priority for the government. Considerable efforts have resulted in the country having one of the highest life expectancies in Africa behind only Morocco and Algeria. In recent times, Tunisia has witnessed strong improvements in key health outcomes, thanks in part to the provision of health care coverage to the bulk of the population. However, system resources have started to come under strain recently, prompting the authorities to develop…

Interview

First in class: Hatem Ben Salem, Minister of Education, on priority reforms and challenges to digitising the sector
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Interview:Hatem Ben Salem, Minister of Education What are the priority areas of reform for the Ministry of Education (MoE) in 2018? HATEM BEN SALEM: Education has been a priority for the government since Tunisia gained independence as it is a matter that affects the future of the entire population. The sector is, however, in need of reform to meet new educational demands and improve quality. In 2011 the MoE started a series of reforms as a result of the massification of education that accompanied…

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Wide-ranging reforms aim to boost educational outcomes: Lesson plans
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