Healthcare clients in the Middle East face a perfect storm, which creates a unique opportunity for healthcare reform and development across the Region.
PwC takes a highly holistic approach to the health industries sector in the Middle East. We believe that health issues impact on a wide range of economic and functional aspects of any economy which go way beyond the traditional view that health means hospitals.
The key players in this view of the world are:
Whilst healthcare costs rise with a growing population, whom suffer at a young age from multiple long term conditions (e.g. strokes in 40s are common), and whom are increasingly demanding and tech savvy, the system is designed along 1950s western lines-large specialist hospitals able to deliver high cost care in episodes. And oil at 40 USD barrel seems to be here for some time. Meanwhile:
Jeanine Daou Partner and Indirect Tax leader at PwC Middle East talks to Alarabiya on the need to distinguish between VAT exempt sectors and zero-tax sectors.
As the healthcare industry becomes increasingly consumer-centric, will AI and robotics replace conventional healthcare? Are consumers willing to substitute AI for human clinicians, and if so, what does that mean for the health industry?
Non-traditional players including retailers, wearable device makers and digital technology companies are providing consumers with a new, “always on” model of care called the quantified self. At the intersection of social, mobile, analytics and the cloud (SMAC) new technologies are providing consumers with a wealth of continuous, personalized information that in turn drives healthcare decisions. This raises questions about which technologies will ultimately prevail; what value – both clinical and economic – they will provide; and their impact on how consumers manage their health.
How PwC’s DoubleJump Health™ consumer health accelerator and DoubleJump™ Interchange platform help surround South Texans with care, offering new hope in the fight against the region’s much-publicized diabetes epidemic.
Hamish Clark, PwC Partner in the Health Industries practice on CNBC Arabia discussing the firm's latest report on AI and Robotics in the healthcare industry.
Eyad Al-Musa, PwC Partner and Middle East Healthcare IT Leader, talks to Yousef Alkhalidi from Dubai TV on Middle East consumers' receptiveness to embrace AI and robots for their healthcare needs.
As the healthcare industry becomes increasingly consumer-centric, will AI and robotics replace conventional healthcare? Are consumers willing to substitute AI for human clinicians, and if so, what does that mean for the health industry?
PwC’s Medical Technology Innovation Scorecard: The race for global leadership assesses nine countries’ capacity and capability for medical technology innovation: Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, United Kingdom, United States.
Hamish Clark, PwC Middle East Partner, Middle East Health Industries, talks to Forbes Middle East about health challenges in the region.
The days of healthcare being provided solely in the hospital are over. Today’s health challenges are simply beyond the control of health systems that were built to solve a completely different set of healthcare needs.
