The Sultanate’s health sector continues to develop, with more hospitals being recognised for providing high quality of care and plans for a new health endowment programme under discussion.
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Economic update | Oman: Healthy improvements
16 May 2012
Economic update | Jordan: Improving care
10 May 2012
The health care sector in Jordan is poised to benefit from two recent agreements promising to increase the number of medical tourists visiting the country’s hospitals, which offer some of the highest quality services in the region.
As the first emirate to introduce a compulsory medical insurance scheme for expatriate workers in 2006, Abu Dhabi has long been a leader in the health care sector. Since then, the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has continued to implement changes to improve the health insurance system.
Economic update | Bahrain: Improving health
16 Mar 2012
Bahrain is rolling out a series of new health care facilities, with both the state and the private sector looking to improve existing medical services and expand treatment options. On February 6, Bahrain opened it latest health facility, the 312-bed King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH).
Articles & Analysis | Time for an upgrade: Reforms appear challenging, but necessary from The Report: Kuwait 2012
Following a pilot study, in March 2010 the Kuwaiti government considered extending school hours across the country. This led to furious denunciations of Moudhi Al Humoud, the former minister of education and higher education, claiming she risked destroying Kuwait’s education standards. Six months later the Kuwait Teachers Association followed up on...
Articles & Analysis | Sector shake-up: Restructuring of the system gets under way from The Report: Kuwait 2012
The Kuwaiti welfare state’s two sacrosanct pillars are health care and education. Since 1962, the state has been obliged by law to provide health care to all citizens under article 15 of the constitution. Free health care remains much prized by Kuwaitis and is now widely regarded as a civic privilege to be closely guarded.