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Primary Intelligence
Today there is more data than ever. Each set of primary and secondary data provides important insights, but that data needs to be integrated. Current market research solutions leave a gap because they are unable to integrate the depth and breadth of insights required in today’s complex markets. IQVIA's Primary Intelligence is the exception.
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Commercial Analytics
IQVIA provides segmentation and targeting, call planning and resource optimization, multichannel marketing, and performance management and compensation solutions for clients throughout the Middle East and Africa.
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Management Consulting Services
IQVIA can help you take the decisions that lead to success. With a wide array of management consulting services and a patient-centric approach, we can help you succeed in today's healthcare market.
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R&D Solutions
IQVIA brings together human data, data science and human science to harness advances in technology, analytics and human ingenuity and enable a more modern approach to clinical development.
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Contract Sales and Medical Solutions
Healthcare is in a constant state of perpetual advancement and development, and healthcare businesses need to innovate and grow ahead of the market to succeed.
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MedTech Solutions
Today’s constantly developing technologies are pushing the boundaries of medical devices’ capabilities, adding new benefits and features that enhance patients’ lives and create new categories of buyers and influencers who play a larger role.
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Guiding through unprecedented innovations to reshape oncology
In the Middle East, oncology is increasingly becoming a major focus in healthcare. Today, it is the 6th highest selling therapy area and one of the fastest growing therapy areas in the region.
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You know your questions – let us bring you the right real-world answers
Your work promises the potential to improve health outcomes. At IQVIA, we strive to help you by providing you with the complete understanding, tools, evidence and communications you need to realize that potential. It’s an exciting time to reimagine what’s possible.
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With state-of-the-art technology and a global database, we help push the potential of human science higher and help our clients achieve it by improving healthcare professionals’ understanding of their patients’ needs.
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Re-imagine pharmaceutical distribution and supply chain management
Digital disruption is empowering companies across industries with unbeatable competitive edge. Organizations that do not adopt and integrate digital technologies will experience debilitating disadvantages in a competitive marketplace.
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IQVIA's comprehensive suite of healthcare provider solutions equip you with latest tools and technologies needed to build a smart and sustainable health setup. Talk to our experts and let us help you get started on your pathway to sustainable growth.
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IQVIA Public Health interventions work to improve the health of entire populations
IQVIA’s Public Health solutions offer powerful insights and innovative digital solutions with speed and agility to introduce modern approaches for public health surveillance and quality improvement.
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IQVIA Health Insurance Management
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IQVIA Vigilance Platform
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SmartSolve eQMS: Enhance Quality Assurance and Control
HCP Space
Build deep HCP engagement journeys. Maximize digital engagement impact. Drive better brand outcomes.
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Hospital Information System
IQVIA’s cloud based solutions for healthcare providers and institutions are designed to minimize medical errors, increase physician efficiency, reduce costs, facilitate regulatory compliance and promote standardization of care to build a safer, more convenient way of managing healthcare.
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Mobile and Home Health Tech Solutions
IQVIA’s complete mobility suite for healthcare providers can help improve clinical teamwork, expand boundaries of care and drive better patient outcomes.
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Revenue Cycle Management
IQVIA can help you improve your billing and collection cycles, save processing time and help with better record keeping so that you can focus on providing the best patient care.
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Patient Level Information Costing System
IQVIA's PLICS, a patient costing solution, designed to help you better analyze your cost built using a bottom up Activity Based Costing methodology, developed by team of cost accountants specializing in Healthcare.
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IQVIA Health Insurance Management
An integrated platform that seamlessly connects patients, healthcare providers and payers to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality of care.
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IQVIA Vigilance Platform
Your complete, SaaS approach to drug safety and pharmacovigilance
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SmartSolve eQMS: Enhance Quality Assurance and Control
The complete eQMS for the Life Sciences industry.
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Explore our library of resources spanning the healthcare ecosystem. Hear from IQVIA data scientists, doctors, researchers, and other experts on the topics, trends, and market developments that matter to you.
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OUR LATEST WHITE PAPER
"Learn how digitalization has transformed the patient journey and why mapping the digital patient journey offers myriad of opportunities for pharma.
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The IQVIA team in the Middle East and Africa works to provide clarity in these dynamic markets.
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CAREERS
"Learn about work and life at IQVIA and find all the opportunities we have for your next step in your career journey.
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Catalyzing Health Financing in Africa
Jul 23, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) health systems are predominantly funded through three traditional sources: government allocations, private contributions (including out-of-pocket payments and private insurance) and donor aid. However, the disparity in per capita healthcare expenditure is striking. While Western countries typically spend over $2,000 per person, SSA nations like Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda spend between $37 and $100 per capita. This underinvestment severely limits access to quality care and the ability to respond to public health challenges.
Countries like Tanzania and Malawi rely heavily on donor funding, while others like Nigeria and Ghana see a disproportionate burden on private spending. For instance, Nigeria’s health expenditure is 76% out-of-pocket, underscoring the financial strain on individuals and the need for systemic reform.
Innovation in Financing: Beyond the Traditional
To bridge the persistent health financing gap in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a need for a comprehensive approach to innovative financing - leveraging non-traditional methods that mobilize domestic resources and enhance efficiency. These mechanisms fall into three key archetypes:
- Government Funding Schemes: These involve strategic fiscal policies such as tax earmarking and levies. Nigeria’s sugar tax, which imposes NGN 10 per litre on sweetened beverages, is a prime example of using excise duties to fund health-related initiatives. Similarly, Rwanda has increased taxes on tobacco and alcohol to support expanded health insurance coverage for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Zimbabwe’s AIDS levy - a 3% tax on corporate and income earnings - has been instrumental in sustainably financing the country’s HIV/AIDS response
- Multi-sectoral Financing: This archetype focuses on pooling resources across public and private sectors. Mechanisms such as social and development impact bonds, public-private partnerships, and policies that attract private investment are central to this model. These approaches not only diversify funding sources but also foster shared accountability and innovation in service delivery.
- Community-based Fundraising: Grassroots-driven models like crowdfunding platforms, lottery awards, sales-linked donations and structured diaspora health funding, empower communities to contribute directly to health initiatives. These mechanisms tap into local solidarity and can be particularly effective in addressing specific, time-sensitive health challenges.
By embracing these diverse financing models, countries can reduce overreliance on out-of-pocket spending and donor aid, while building more resilient and equitable health systems.
What Makes Innovative Health Financing Work?
IQVIA identifies three critical success factors for initiating and scaling innovative financing:
- Political Will and Enabling Environment: Governments must prioritize health and create policies that support innovative financing.
- Transparency and Accountability: Stakeholders need confidence in how funds are used and the outcomes achieved.
- Partnerships and Implementation Capabilities: Collaborations with trusted local actors and a robust infrastructure are essential.
The Role of Data: A Unifying Force
IQVIA sees better data as a common denominator to achieve these critical success factors. Here are just three examples:
From registries and claims data to electronic medical records and consumption data, there is a need for well-curated, interoperable data systems that can foster and scale innovative financing mechanisms.
Reach to our experts to discuss how IQVIA can help you in this journey towards building more resilient and equitable health systems.