The country’s health care system dates back to the early 1900s when the Victorian Memorial Hospital was built. The new hospital was shortly followed by the addition of the American Mission Hospital, which was completed in 1902 and provided a total of 24 beds, according to Bahrain’s Ministry of Health (MoH). Since then medical care has become...
Although the health system faces an array of challenges, including human resource shortages, disparities between regions and rising costs, significant gains in the quality and accessibility of care have markedly improved the wellness of Turkey’s population. Moreover, as the Turkish economy becomes more service-oriented, health companies and...
The introduction of compulsory medical coverage and a significant population increase have fuelled the growth of Abu Dhabi’s health care sector in recent years, with a number of new facilities opening. This expansion is expected to continue, with both the government and the private sector planning new hospitals for the near future. This additional...
The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has worked hard to ensure access to health care in the emirate, in part through its successful implementation of a mandatory health care insurance system. Today about 98% of UAE nationals and foreign workers living in Abu Dhabi have medical insurance, a rate that is unparalleled in the GCC region. At the same...
Expenditure on health in Saudi Arabia is low by regional standards in per capita terms; however, it is high as a proportion of GDP and is rising, with the government having significantly boosted the health budget in 2011. Funds committed to the sector under the latest five-year plan have also risen. A number of major state-funded infrastructure...
While the state remains the largest player in the health care industry in Saudi Arabia, providing free treatment to nationals and stepping up spending, the authorities are working to encourage the expansion of the already substantial private health sector. Health spending has been on the rise, with the government having recently substantially...
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