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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mohammed Sultan Al Hameli, Former Chairman, Health Authority - Abu Dhabi from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
Articles & Analysis | Knock-on effects: Growth in the health care sector is providing a range of opportunities from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
With a growing population and increasing incidence of lifestyle-related conditions, the government of Abu Dhabi and the private sector have embarked on an ambitious strategy to add over a dozen new medical facilities to the emirate’s health care sector over the next several years. Offering services that will ease capacity constraints and...
Articles & Analysis | Better care: Capacity is being expanded and there are significant opportunities in some specialty areas from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
Fuelled by higher incomes; the growing, ageing population; a rise in the prevalence of lifestyle diseases; and the introduction of mandatory health insurance, Abu Dhabi’s health sector has expanded rapidly in the past five years. This has placed pressure on the sector, and the government is building new facilities, hiring doctors and training...
A flurry of new deals signed in the first quarter of 2014 are set to push up trade between Bahrain and India, while also paving the way for the Kingdom to continue expanding its health care sector and pharmaceuticals industry.
2013 saw the transition of power from the former Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his fourth son and second son with Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, a move unprecedented elsewhere in the Gulf but not unexpected in Qatar.
Articles & Analysis | Gradual overhaul: As Qatar's population ages, a state-led transformation is under way from The Report: Qatar 2014
Qatar’s health care sector is undergoing vigorous change, for both good and bad reasons. The good news is that Qataris are living longer. The bad is that more are living with lifestyle-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. To meet this challenge, the government has been making sizeable investments in health care:...