Healthcare

In 2005, the Chinese healthcare industry was the seventh largest in the world and is expected to become the fifth by the year 2010. The industry has been one of the fastest growing industrial segments in the domestic economy. The industrys rapid growth is mainly due to the opening of the economy to foreign investors. Additionally, after the WTO ac...

The health condition of the Chinese is showing signs of improvement, mostly in the urban areas due to the preventive healthcare programs and initiatives taken by the government to make basic healthcare accessible to all people. However, certain life threatening diseases such as AIDS, TB, cardiovascular diseases, and lifestyle related diseases conti...

After the Asian economic crisis in 1997, the South Korean healthcare industry underwent a phase of overhauling with government initiatives such as the introduction of health insurance and others.These initiatives by the government were aimed at bringing down the costs and increase the competitiveness of the healthcare industry through series of hea...

The Chinese healthcare industry has been one of the fastest growing healthcare industries in the world. It is expected to become the fifth largest in the world by the year 2010. The growth of this industry is mainly driven by the governments continuous efforts to simplify the regulatory procedures, enhance trade relations, and attract foreign enti...

This research service analyses the political and policy aspects of the Indian Healthcare Industry. It assesses how the present and future political environment is expected to influence its development. Trends in policy developments are identified and analyzed for their impact on the industry for the period 2000-2005. Macroeconomic policies and indu...

The health condition of people in the United Kingdom has been improving since the last decade and almost all the commonly used healthcare indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality rate, and death rate show a sign of improvement. This improvement may be attributed to the countrys economic and social transformation, up gradation of the st...

The U.K. healthcare industry is growing at an annual rate of 10.0 percent. The pharmaceuticals segment is the third most profitable economic activity in the country, after tourism and finance. The exports of pharmaceutical products have been increasing continuously since last ten years. In 2004, 18.0 percent of the worlds top 100 prescription drug...

The U.K.s healthcare system is one of the most successful models in the world mainly due to governments complimentary relationship with the healthcare industry, high involvement of the private sector, voluntary organizations and advanced healthcare infrastructure. The legislative and regulatory environment encourages medical research in the count...

By the year 2010, the share of population of 65 years and above in Poland is expected to be around 15.0 percent. Ageing population is certainly expected to demand improved healthcare services in the country.To meet the growing needs of the ageing society the Polish Government is focusing on the modernization of healthcare system in the country thro...