The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) brings together six Arab countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
When one reads about the GCC countries, there’s nothing but the impression of prosperity: high investments, determination, and enthusiasm in tech-supported healthcare.
The spending on healthcare by the GCC governments is on an astronomical rise. From a regionwide US$2.4 billion in 2016, it rose to more than US$30 billion in 2021 and is projected to surpass US$104 billion this year, according to a report from the UAE Ministry of Economy.
In this episode, Pilar Fernandez Hermida International Go-to-Market expert with 20+ years of experience launching sales & partner ecosystem strategies, talks about the potential of the Middle East and MENA region for healthtech companies, the culture in the Middle East, how to interpret different style of communication here, what are the common entrepreneurial misconceptions, and where to find opportunities. Pilar says that the entrepreneurial spirit here is 10-times as strong as in the US, and that biotech and drug development are the next thing to watch for in the region.
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Show notes:
F103 How are smart garments making remote patient monitoring comfortable? (Laurent Vandebrouck, Chronolife)
F102 How are connected health devices becoming increasingly medically relevant (Mathieu Letombe, Withings)
F101 A collection of thoughts about digital health from around the world
F100 Digital health in South America 4/4: Venezuela: “Many hospitals went from digital back to paper” (Luis Santiago, Pegasi)
F099 Digital health in South America 3/4: Brazil: “Our goal is to bring specialised cancer management EHR to underserved areas of the world” (Paulo F. B. de Gusmão, OTAWA Health)
F098 Digital Health in South America 2/4: Colombia: “Doctors normally have two or three jobs” (Javier Cardona, 1Doc3)
F097 Digital health in South America 1/4: “Only 0.1% of the population has been sequenced so far” (Adrian Turjanski, Bitgenia, Argentina)
F096 Why can we be optimistic about the vaccine development for COVID-19? (Glen de Vries, Medidata)
How did Germany accelerate the speed of the digitization of healthcare? (Henrik Matthies, Maike Henningsen, Maren Lesche)
F094 How can we simplify regulation of digital health apps? (Liz Ashall Payne, ORCHA)
F093 How does a doctor become a VC? (Benedict Evans)
F092 How can blockchain bring back autonomy to the physician-patient relationship? (Leah Houston, HPEC)
F090 Nurses 4/4: All the aspects of community care (Mary Lou Ackerman, Canada)
F089 Nurses 3/4: “If you leave nurses out of your innovation process, you’re making a mistake” (Karmi Soder, Israel)
F088 Nurses 2/4: Making healthcare holistic (Sherezade Ruano, UK)
F087 Nurses 1/4: Do you know what nurses do? (Shawna Butler, USA)
F086 TikTok 2/2: Interested in weird medical facts? (Karan Raj)
F085 Tik tok 1/2: #MedicineExplained - doctors sharing medical knowledge in a whole new format (Amanda d'Almeida, Dan Villavecer)
F084 Doctors in digital health 4/4: Mediquo: Whatsapp for healthcare (Guillem Serra)
F083 Doctors in digital health 3/4: Connecting specialists and primary care doctors for faster, better patient care (Owain Rhys Hughes)
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