The medical industry in Dubai is set to receive a major boost from the country’s new five-year health care strategy.
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Economic update | Dubai bolsters health credentials
24 Mar 2016
Health was one of the big winners in Qatar’s 2016 budget, at a time when many other areas of the economy saw spending reined in due to lower energy revenues.
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain training more students for medical professions from The Report: Bahrain 2016
In common with those in many other Gulf countries, the medical system in Bahrain has traditionally relied on foreign personnel to meet a large proportion of its staffing needs. This is partly for historical reasons – the first modern hospitals in the region were set up by American missionaries – and partly due to population size – Bahrain’s...
Articles & Analysis | Changes to Bahrain's health care sector as it adapts to new conditions from The Report: Bahrain 2016
Home to the first modern hospital in the region, founded by American missionaries in 1902, Bahrain has one of the oldest health care sectors in the Gulf. Over the course of the 20th century, the country developed a comprehensive health care system, substantially modernised with a large injection of funds during the 1970s oil boom. Now the...
Home to the first modern hospital in the region, Bahrain has one of the oldest health care sectors in the Gulf. Sustained investment in the sector has seen outcomes improve considerably for the majority of the population, with life expectancy rising from 71 in 1983 to 77 in 2013 and infant mortality dropping from 21 per 1000 births in 1985 to five in 2013. The sector continues to see new...
Low oil prices will undoubtedly continue to be a significant challenge for Bahrain in 2016. However the kingdom’s early moves to diversify its economy mean the country is well placed to weather the storm and non-oil segments are expected to continue performing well in 2016.