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Turkey to Increase Drug Prices by Over 25 Percent Opens in a new window)
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.
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Pharmacy Stocks Run Low as Turkey's Drug Price Policy Hits Supplies Opens in a new window)
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.
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Ensuring Essential Benefits Opens in a new window)
Insurance to cover 3 types of cancers, Hepatitis C in Dubai.
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UAE Healthcare Costs are Recording a Sharp Upturn Opens in a new window)
Rise almost double what Hong Kong experienced and 20% higher than in Singapore.
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Iraq Patients Dying as Medical ‘Mafia’ Raise Drug Prices Opens in a new window)
Scores of Iraqis are dying because they cannot afford prescription medicines which are being kept high.
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Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement in the Middle East and North Africa Region
A Mapping of the Current Landscape and Options for the Future
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Millions Flock to Free Tests as Egypt Seeks to Eradicate hepatitis C Opens in a new window)
Egypt, which has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the world, is carrying out an unprecedented campaign to detect and treat the disease in a bid to eliminate it by 2022.
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Iranians Fear Medicine Shortages as U.S. Tightens Sanctions Opens in a new window)
Harsh banking restrictions and the threat of secondary sanctions for companies doing business with Iran have made it nearly impossible for foreign pharmaceutical companies to continue working in the country.
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The Rise of Medtech in Asia
Healthcare spending and reimbursement in Asia-Pacific countries are growing, narrowing the gap with the west.
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Asia on the Rise
Within the next five years (by 2023), Asia will eclipse Europe to become the second-largest regional market.
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Price vs. GDP Per Capita
There is zero correlation between a country’s economic status and drug prices.
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Turkey Announces Free Cancer Treatment to Their Citizens Opens in a new window)
Turkey to eliminate all fees for cancer treatment, surgery, and medication.
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Why Egypt Is at the Forefront of Hepatitis C Treatment Opens in a new window)
Despite the availability of revolutionary new drugs, countries with more resources haven’t made as much progress against the disease.
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After Years of Conflict, Syria's Health-Care System in Shambles
Syria once had hundreds of public and private hospitals and medicine was inexpensive. Today, after seven years of conflict, the country's health-care system has been devastated.
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How Pharmaceutical Systems are Organized in Asia and the Pacific
There are important differences in the markets for medicines in countries in Asia and the Pacific.
