Despite challenges posed by bouts of social and political instability, Colombia’s public services have taken important strides forward in recent years. Traditionally, the Colombian health system has received international recognition. In its latest integral report from 2000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) ranked the country number one in Latin...
Universal health care is taking on a new meaning in Colombia. Not only are citizens keen to gain more access and higher quality services, foreigners too have come to recognise the benefits of seeking out treatment in cities like Bogotá and Medellín. Authorities have caught on to the trend, integrating this segment into the government’s Productive...
The World Bank ranks Jordan as one of the most advanced health care systems in the MENA region. According to the most recent World Bank data, Jordanian life expectancy at birth was over 73 years in 2010, compared to a regional average of 70 years. Also, the infant mortality rate in 2011 was 18 per 1000 live births, compared to an average of 35 in...
Technology-driven medical care is a promising area for growth in the kingdom, with both government and private medical facilities taking steps to implement information and communications technology (ICT) health tools, and technology companies working to develop more advanced services and products. As well as ben-efitting the general population, a...
Over the past century health care in the kingdom has advanced substantially: infrastructure has expanded and communicable diseases have been brought under control. Today, Bahrain offers both citizens and residents a wide range of care provided by the government and the private sector. A number of health-related statistics published by the World Bank...
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...
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