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Between 50% and 60% of Healthcare Expenditure and Provision in the Philippines is in the Private Sector.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36942) has announced the addition of the Espicom Business Intelligence Introduction
Espicom Business Intelligence is a publisher of independent and impartial information and analysis services focusing on the pharmaceutical and medical device markets.
 report "The Outlook for Pharmaceuticals: Philippines" to their offering

With a population now in excess of 80 million, the Philippines is the third-largest country in the Association of South East Asian Nations Noun 1. Asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
Asian country

country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
 (ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
ASEAN
 in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations

International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in
), behind Indonesia and Vietnam. The Philippines is composed of a vast number of islands, although much of the country's wealth is based in the Metro Manila For the capital city of the Philippines, see .
Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila) or the National Capital Region (NCR) (Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon
 region on the island of Luzon.

The Philippines has a history of political instability. A series of elected governments have been in power since the 1986 deposition of Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel EdralĂ­n Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1966 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949-1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959-1965). , but bribery and corruption is reckoned to be rife, most recently in the 2004 presidential election. An armed guerilla movement is ongoing in the Muslim areas of Mindanao.

Administration of the health sector is highly devolved to local government units. This can make planning and co-ordination difficult. Between 50% and 60% of healthcare expenditure and provision is in the private sector.

Our pharmaceutical market outlook reports are ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in the pharmaceutical market and stay up to date with market developments over the coming year. The reports provide a comprehensive analysis of the market, five-year market forecasts, national data projections, market outlook and key developments such as regulation, health facilities and government policy. When you buy a pharmaceutical market outlook report you will receive 3 quarterly updated reports at no additional charge.

Key topics covered:

- Pharmaceutical Market

- Current Size

- Projections

- Outlook

- Market Structure

- Generics

- Domestic Production

- Domestic Producers

- Imports

- Parallel Imports

- Exports

- Market Developments

- New Drug Store Initiative 'Botika ng Bayan'

- Creation of Drug Prices Regulatory Board in bid to lower drug prices

- Promotion of medical tourism

- Healthcare complex for Quezon City Quezon City, city (1990 pop. 1,669,776), former capital of the Republic of the Philippines, central Luzon, a part of the Manila metropolitan area. A suburb of Manila, taken separately it would be the most populous city in the Philippines.  

- Dramatic reduction in private hospitals

- ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) A low-speed serial bus for connecting keyboards, mice and other input devices on Apple IIgs and Macintosh computers. Starting with the iMac in 1998, the ADB was superseded by USB.  healthcare loan approved

- World Bank loans proposed

- Health insurance reform

- 2nd Women's Health Women's Health Definition

Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues.
 & Safe Motherhood Project

- New Japanese-funded hospital hits difficulties

- 2.1 billion peso health project announced

- Exodus of doctors causing concern for health sector

- Key National Data Projections

- Methodology and Sources

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36942
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