Industry Developments

The price of medicines is rising in Qatar and is now the highest in the GCC region, according to local press reports. A number of factors including Qatar's small population and the... 2006-07-10

Lawmakers in Ghana are set to amend legislation in order to allow the nation food and drug regulator, the FDB, to charge fees for its services. At present, the FDB's charges for activities... 2006-07-05

The number of people infected with HIV/AIDS in the Arab world is rising rapidly, with 760,00 new cases being reported in 2005 alone, according to local press reports. This represents... 2006-06-29

Indian drugmakers are looking to boost exports to the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) nations, with sales in the region reaching US$82.6mn in FY2004-05. However, the share of sales... 2006-06-29

German drug giant Bayer has launched its erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment Levitra in Oman. Recent studies have shown that the drug has a 92% efficacy for men suffering from the... 2006-06-28

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Iran is thought to be greater than previously stated due to a sharp increase in the number of intravenous drug users. According to the country's deputy... 2006-06-28

The South African government has agreed a deal in which civil servants will be offered a 75% subsidy of their monthly medical scheme contributions. It is hoped that the move will... 2006-06-27

Pharmaceuticals are Israel's leading export industry, according to the Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI). In Q106, drug exports were US$600mn, a y-o-y increase of 27%. The... 2006-06-26

Egypt's Health Minister, Hatem El-Gabali, has outlined ambitious plans to deal with the challenges facing the health sector in Egypt. Despite a poor regulatory framework, lack of... 2006-06-26

Claims that Israeli generics giant Teva is lagging behind multinationals in so-called 'biosimilar' medicines are overstated, according to local press reports - which consider the... 2006-06-22