Asia-West / Mid-East / North-Africa

Patients asked to submit their impressions of drugs and technologies to health basket committee as part of pilot project.

As U.S. sanctions sink in, the flow of medicine and medical supplies in Iran appears to have slowed — and the reasons are difficult to pin down.

Iran says sanctions are preventing lifesaving drugs from reaching the country, despite special exemptions for medical supplies.

An Israeli toddler has only one more month to receive a new drug that could cure him of a debilitating disease from which he will otherwise suffer for the rest of his life.

Pharmacies in Oman have a list of prices to which they are required to adhere, so to make sure that everyone can purchase medication at official prices.

The Jordanian government on Wednesday announced reductions in the prices of 1,127 medicinal products and 89 other pharmaceutical preparations ranging between 18 and 68 per cent.

The royal order is the latest in moves to assuage discontent in the kingdom.

Pharmaceutical Strategy in Asia

Currency exchange rates are crucial for Turkey’s pharmaceutical sector as Turkey imports over fifty percent of medicines, while domestic production is heavily dependant on imported raw materials.

Pharmacists are facing a shortage of critical stocks caused by a government decision to keep the prices it pays pharmaceutical firms for medicines artificially low.

Insurance to cover 3 types of cancers, Hepatitis C in Dubai.

Rise almost double what Hong Kong experienced and 20% higher than in Singapore.

Scores of Iraqis are dying because they cannot afford prescription medicines which are being kept high.

A Mapping of the Current Landscape and Options for the Future