Saudi Arabia

BMI View: In line with BMI's view that public healthcare spending in Saudi Arabia would be greatly boosted by government initiatives in 2012 there has been a flurry of activity in the... 2012-02-28

BMI Core View: Offshoring manufacturing to low-cost bases will become increasingly prevalent. Multinational drugmakers are looking to cut costs as the effects of the patent cliff take... 2012-02-27

BMI View: An integrated health information system (HIS) increases hospital productivity, reduces administration costs and medical errors, increases accountability and shortens waiting... 2012-02-10

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: 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: It can be difficult to substantially increase healthcare spending overnight without building new social infrastructure and developing better human resources, which is a lengthy... 2012-01-03

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... 2011-11-24

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... 2011-11-17

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... 2011-11-09

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... 2011-10-26