Industry Developments

BMI View: Though estimates of the burden of malaria differ between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the new research by Murray et al, 2012, the new data changes very little.... 2012-02-07

BMI View: Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)'s biggest epidemiological challenge. The underlying cause of these diseases is obesity. The... 2012-02-06

BMI View: GE Healthcare has capitalised on the demand for medical devices and healthcare service solutions in the Middle East. With the wave of new hospitals being built across the... 2012-02-03

BMI View: Attempts in the Gulf region to take a more preventative stance against public health issues is commendable, but changing attitudes and weaning the population of their tobacco... 2012-02-01

BMI View: The very survival of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was in doubt for the past year due to allegations of monetary misappropriation and a slowdown... 2012-01-31

BMI View: Mozambique's pharmaceutical market is characterised by a poor regulatory framework, an abundance of counterfeit medicines, low levels of government spending, a very small... 2012-01-27

BMI View: In line with BMI's expectation that free healthcare provision for all would be too expensive for Côte d'Ivoire, the government is abandoning the policy in favour of free... 2012-01-25

BMI View: We believe Zambia is rapidly becoming one of the most promising markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. An increased focus on healthcare and preventing corruption has attracted donations... 2012-01-24

BMI View: We believe the recent political upheaval in Egypt and the subsequent performances by the Islamist parties in the January 2012 election will be positive for the country's public... 2012-01-23

BMI View: Expanding healthcare services in South Africa present large upside risks for medical device manufacturers as the demand for better-quality healthcare and the expansion of... 2012-01-20