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Actuarial Analytics
Optimizing growth through deep actuarial, analytic, and healthcare-risk expertise

Nebula platform
Operationalizing the strategic and secure use of healthcare data to deliver insights that transform healthcare systems and organizations around the world

Wave
Find out how this web-based program-management tool supports transformation and change programs—and helps organizations monitor, quantify, and sustain results.

Featured experts

Dr. Viktor Hediger
Senior Partner, Dubai
Serves a variety of healthcare clients, including public and private payers and providers, with a focus on large scale primary...
Dr. Panco Georgiev
Senior Partner, Dubai
Works with leading institutions—both public and private—across the entire healthcare sector to improve care, shape growth and...
Tania Holt
Senior Partner, London
Leads McKinsey’s Healthcare work across Africa. Advises governments, development agencies, philanthropists, and private sector...
Bobby Demissie
Partner, Dallas
An expert in public-sector delivery and a leader in energy, health, and agriculture topics, serving public and private clients...
Dr. Imraan Munshi
Senior Partner, Dubai
Advises clients on a range of healthcare-sector projects, including working with ministries of health on public-hospital performance...
Ali Ustun
Partner, Doha
Supports public, social, and healthcare clients on a broad range of strategic, development, and digital-transformation topics

Featured insights

Article

A data-driven approach to addressing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Africa
– To help improve COVID-19 vaccination rates across Africa, stakeholders may consider improving research efforts to gain a better... understanding of barriers and drivers behind population vaccine uptake.
Article

Growth opportunities for digital health in KSA and UAE
– Digital health can improve patient services and well-being in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The sector... offers growth opportunities for existing players and new market entrants.
Article

Ten ways to accelerate the benefits of digital health in Saudi Arabia
– Saudi Arabia has already taken steps to digitize its healthcare system and fast-track improvements in patient experience, quality... of care, and efficiency.
Article

Unlocking digital healthcare in lower- and middle-income countries
– COVID-19 led many healthcare systems in lower- and middle-income countries to adapt digital-healthcare platforms.
Survey

Saudi Arabia’s healthcare consumer sentiment during the COVID-19 crisis
– Safety, cleanliness, and location proximity remain the most important factors in selecting healthcare providers.
Survey

South Africa’s healthcare consumer sentiment during the COVID-19 crisis
– Safety, cleanliness, and location proximity remain the most important factors in selecting healthcare providers.
Survey

United Arab Emirates’ healthcare consumer sentiment during the COVID-19 crisis
– Digital health has been sustained with over a third of consumers using... virtual care in the past two months.
Podcast

Fit for the future: The common challenges facing healthcare systems—and how to meet them
– Across the developed world, health systems must adapt to aging populations, changing patient needs, and advances in technology... that could both reduce costs and revolutionize clinical care.
Article

Transformative healthcare growth through diversification
– Five lessons to consider when moving beyond your core business
Article

Digital health ecosystems: A payer perspective
– Creating or participating in a digital health ecosystem can allow payers to take advantage of their central position in the healthcare... landscape and expand in new directions.
Article

To succeed in a healthcare transformation, focus on organizational health
– In transformations, healthcare providers and payers must attend to their organizational health, not just their short-term performance.
Article

Health system financing: Tips for emerging markets
– Many countries with emerging economies are considering health system financing transformation. Five no-regrets tips can help them... build a strong foundation for their future health system.

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