A package of health care reforms set to be introduced in Bahrain by early 2019 is designed to improve patient choice, while also enabling the private sector to play a greater role in provision. Although the introduction of a National Health Insurance Scheme is a central plank of the agenda, reforms considered as part of the National Health...
With the pending introduction of a national health insurance scheme, and an administrative transformation that promises to bind the kingdom’s hospital system more closely together to improve transparency, efficiency and patient care, the short-term prognosis for health care in Bahrain is positive. The government has devoted more of its national wealth to the sector than any of its Gulf...
Oman’s health authorities are devoting substantial resources to solve what is perhaps their steepest immediate challenge: curbing the spread of unhealthy habits that have led to a rise in lifestyle diseases like cancer and diabetes among a relatively sedentary populace.
In the four decades after Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said assumed leadership in 1970, Oman made such strides in health care provision that the UN, in its “Human Development Report 2010”, declared it the most-improved nation out of 135 countries. The sultanate is now looking to breathe fresh momentum into the coming decades under its current...
In the four decades after Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said assumed leadership in 1970, Oman made such strides in health care provision that the UN, in its “Human Development Report 2010”, declared it the most improved nation out of 135 countries. The sultanate is looking to breathe fresh momentum into the coming decades under its current long-term development plan, Health Vision 2050. Published...
The effects of lower oil prices continue to be felt in Oman, with budget cuts and spending rationalisation still in evidence across the board. However, higher commodity prices in late 2017 and into early 2018 should provide a welcome boost to state revenues.
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