With a dozen private hospitals already operating in the country, Kuwait has a thriving private health care sector. The role of private investors in health care is likely to grow over the coming years as the government looks to harness the capital and expertise of international players in particular. The sector is also being driven by the...
The health care market in Kuwait is set to receive a fiscal boost over the next five years, as rising public investment and private demand keep growth at double-digit levels. Health care provision and facilities are already expanding at a faster rate than most Gulf countries, reflecting Kuwait’s affluence and the government’s determination to...
In the past decade or more, Qatar has started to assert itself in the world of global sports. It has achieved this mainly through its athletics federation and Olympic committee. The government has also made efforts to expand the role of sports and related industries, such as sports medicine, logistics and security, to create more opportunities...
The large-scale investments of the past half-decade look set to continue driving Qatar’s health sector in 2016 in the final year of its six-year industry blueprint, National Health Strategy (NHS) 2011-16. With the population rising rapidly and household incomes well above the developed-world average – Qatar’s per capita GDP exceeded $100,000...
Skills shortage is a challenge for the medical profession in Qatar. To meet rising demand for health care services, the country needs 150 doctors a year but graduates only five, according to Abdullatif Al Khal, director of medical education at Hamad Medical Corporation, the main health care provider. Foreign help is used to fill this gap, with...
Emergency preparedness is an important pillar of the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi’s (HAAD)’s midterm strategy, which entails expanding both emergency service provision and emergency medicine, in addition to formulating new disaster response plans aimed at containing potential disease outbreaks and effectively managing a mass-casualty incident...
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