Citizens and residents of Bahrain have access to an extensive health care system that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care at both public and private facilities. At present, the state accounts for the majority of health care services, although the private sector continues to expand. The launch of operations by the National Health Regulatory...
Improving access to health care across the country is a priority not just for the government, but also increasingly for private sector providers. Given that spending on health care is low – just $129 per person in 2009, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) – providers see a chance to tap into a wider population segment with cost-...
In many ways, the Philippines’ health care sector is a microcosm of the broader economy. Public provision is under-resourced and over-stretched, while private provision is fragmented but also plays a vital supporting role. Workers are largely well trained and skilled, but an overabundance of nurses and physicians – combined with low salaries – has...
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...
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.
A complete overhaul is planned for Kuwait’s education sector to prepare for future economic challenges. The government has been under increasing pressure to meet the rising expectations of its citizens, who want a quality education and the tools they need to contend in a competitive regional and global environment. Educational reform is thus at the...
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