Saudi Arabia
Industry
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...
2012-02-06Industry
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...
2012-02-01Industry
BMI View: It can be difficult to substantially increase healthcare spending overnight without building new social infrastructure and developing better human resources, which is a lengthy...
2012-01-03Industry
BMI View: We like Julphar's regional strategy, especially its diversified product portfolio with sales across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Their joint venture with Cigalah...
2011-11-24Industry
BMI View: While not an easily commercialised event, the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca is an enormous healthcare challenge requiring huge volumes of vaccines, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs...
2011-11-17Industry
BMI View: While the biotechnology parks of Dubai and Saudi Arabia have attracted some big names in the global industry, we are concerned that they may have become glorified tax havens...
2011-11-09Industry
BMI View: The rise of lifestyle diseases associated with obesity and the relatively high per capita spending of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is going to attract medical...
2011-10-26Industry
BMI View: A free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will help Indian drugmakers to take a greater market share of the generic drug segment, primarily...
2011-10-13




