Saudi Arabia

In a landmark legal case, Saudi Arabia's General Court in Riyadh has begun considering a lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Health against the tobacco industry. The Ministry of Health... 2008-10-23

Demonstrating the trend for regulatory harmonisation across the Gulf, the Khaleej Times has reported that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is ready to draft a regional law to regulate... 2008-10-17

In a clear sign that Saudi Arabia's government is looking to offload some of the health expenditure financing burden, Manar Al-Moneef of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority... 2008-10-02

According to The Saudi Gazette, over SAR400mn (US$106mn) worth of medicines are wasted annually due to excessive purchase by health facilities.

Egypt's unfavourable regulatory environment is forcing the Egyptian International Pharmaceutical Industries Company (EIPICO) to look abroad for growth, according to company chairman... 2008-06-13

Underlining the growth potential of the Middle East medical device market, US-based GE Healthcare has partnered with local device distributor El Seif Development to launch joint venture... 2008-04-29

In a bid to raise capital for new services, Bupa Arabia, part of the UK's Bupa health insurance group has launched an initial public offering (IPO) on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).... 2008-03-10

Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population has bowed to pressure from manufacturers worried by rising raw material costs and agreed an 8% increase in the price of 265 drugs, representing... 2008-01-25

Demonstrating the growing integration across the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) bloc, Banaja, a leading Saudi Arabian pharmaceuticals distributor has partnered UAE-based bank Ithmar... 2008-01-22

Following the government's announcement in September that it would act to reduce the price of medicines in Saudi Arabia, Minister of Health Dr Hamad Al-Manea has spelt out how this... 2007-11-06