Healthcare

Burden of Disease or Conditions Decision Support Database provides information on exhaustive list of Measurements on Incidence, Prevalence and Mortality for different types of Communicable and Non Communicable Disease.

The Ministry of Health is responsible for the management of the healthcare delivery system, and oversees the provision of preventive, rehabilitative, and curative healthcare services in Saudi Arabia. The government is expected to encourage private-sector participation in the delivery of healthcare services between 2012 and 2015. Healthcare informa...

Health Behaviors and Status Decision Support Database focuses on the habitual indicators, as well as on major transplants and surgeries performed across countries and occupational injuries involved in different sectors. Measurements in this DSD help to make a comparative study on the risk factors associated with different disease conditions across ...

The UAE's healthcare industry is expected to witness strong growth, due to factors such as strong government support, rising population, and increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases. In addition, higher participation of private participants in the healthcare industry has resulted in improved healthcare infrastructure as well as insurance p...

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...

Though most countries were affected by the current economic slowdown, the impact varied from country to country. The article looks into the affect of slowdown in six emerging countries, namely Brazil, Russia, China, India, Mexico and Poland and covers the highlights of economic stimulus measures adopted by these countries. The article also provides...

Globally, nations are experiencing a decline in population growth rate accompanied by fall in mortality rate, increase in life expectancy and improvement in health condition. However, these trends have resulted in an increase in percent of aged people in the total population or an Aging Society. The segment gives an overview of the common demogra...

Expiring patents on revenue generating drugs, competition from generic drugs and increasing research and development cost, is forcing pharmaceutical manufacturers to often outsource drug discovery processes. Over the years pharmaceutical outsourcing has moved up the value chain from non core functions to even core functions. The segment gives an ov...

Key healthcare indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality rate have shown signs of improvement. The standard and quality of healthcare services have improved and become more accessible for patients. The Government has initiated healthcare programs called telemedicine and e-Health in an attempt to develop the country's healthcare infrastru...