Healthcare

Industry - Decision Support Database focuses on the Biotech Market Structure, growth, investments of different countries across regions. Measurement in this Decision Support Database helps to understand the level of activity in the field of biotechnology, also it enables a comparison across geographic regions

Emerging Countries Decision Support Database on Healthcare is a compendium of spreadsheet tables, which include meaningful measurement categories to offer a comprehensive picture of the healthcare industry of the emerging countries

China has been the fastest growing economy, expanding at 10.0 percent annually, driven by exports and investment. High priority is given to transform economic structure from export driven to consumption driven economy during the 12th five year plan period. The HC industry has emerged as driver of economic growth supported by government initiatives ...

Russia is commonly accepted as the one of the most promising markets in the region. The Russian economy has overcame the latest global crisis and currently is facing revival. The various reforms launched by the Government aim at improving economic performance, business climate, law regulations and tighten cooperation with the developed countries. I...

Egypt is a democratic country witnessing political uncertainties. Economic growth was adversely affected during recession due to its high dependence on trade with the United States and European Union. Stimulus measures and new reforms have helped the economy rebound. The healthcare industry in Egypt is dominated by the public sector with a small an...

South Africa is a democratic republic with a stable political system. The economic environment is forecast to remain stable, with policy focus on employment creation through growth and stability. The healthcare industry faces daunting challenges, with severe infrastructure and skills shortages in the public sector. These shortages create market opp...

Vietnam has a stable single party constitutional republic. The stability is likely to remain, even in the Eleventh Party Congress scheduled for January 2011, with Communist party's continuation of power. Vietnamese economy is witnessing robust growth. It benefitted from structural changes made as a preparation for WTO accession in 2007, which liber...

The global economic slowdown affected almost every nation across the globe, though, the impact varied from country to country. The article discusses the healthcare system, current healthcare related issues and recent health sector initiatives in five developed nations, namely the United States, Japan, Germany, France and United Kingdom. In addition...

Chinese healthcare industry witnessed one of the fastest growths in the world in the last two decades. The growth of the healthcare industry was mainly driven by globalization initiatives and increased domestic and foreign investment after WTO accession. The government is continuously working to reform the health sector and healthcare development i...