Espicom market intelligence, brought to you by Business Monitor InternationalSudan & South Sudan Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare ReportSudan and South Sudan's will continue to be of least interest to foreign pharmaceutical firms in the Middle East and North Africa region as the countries are plagued by high inflation, fiscal constraints and underdeveloped non-oil economies. Political risk remains elevated as many disputes between them are still unresolved. These macroeconomic uncertainties will mean lack of focus on public healthcare provision, which further complicates the problem that the general population are unable to afford expensive pharmaceuticals. Headline Expenditure Projections: Pharmaceuticals: SDG1.49bn (US$556mn) in 2011 to SDG1.93bn (US$472mn) in 2012; 30.0% in local currency terms with a contraction of 15.1% in US dollar terms. Forecast unchanged from Q4 12. Healthcare: SDG11.01bn (US$4.12mn) in 2011 to SDG13.44bn (US$3.29bn) in 2012; +22.0% in local currency terms and -20% in US dollar terms. Forecast down slightly from Q4 12's , due to reassessment of historic values.Competitive Landscape The competitive landscape section provides comparative company analyses and rankings by US$ sales and % share of total sales - for the total pharmaceutical sector, as well as the OTC, generics, and distribution sub-sectors.