The government represents the biggest provider of health care services in Saudi Arabia, accounting for about 75% of the country’s health spending. In 2015 the government increased its budget for health and social affairs by 48% to $42.64bn. Indeed the Kingdom’s health sector has witnessed rapid growth in recent times as the government looks to meet its 2020 targets of 264 hospitals, 70,694...
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Chapter | Health & Life Sciences from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
Articles & Analysis | Ras Al Khaimah's investment in local treatment facilities to boost specialty care offerings from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
The inauguration of the Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) in February 2015 was a major step in the development of the Ras Al Khaimah health sector. Offering much-needed tertiary care, the hospital’s facilities are expected to have a major impact on the provision of health services, serving patients from the UAE’s Northern Emirates who...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dr Myung-Whun Sung, CEO, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH): Interview from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
How will research and development (R&D) grow in RAK and what role does the SKSH play in this?
Articles & Analysis | Ras Al Khaimah's health care network expands to meet residents' growing needs from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
Following a decade of investment in both public and private facilities, the health care sector in Ras Al Khaimah is set for major growth in the coming years. The official inauguration of the new Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) in early 2015 represents perhaps the most significant step forward for the emirate’s health care industry,...
Investment in both private and public health care facilities has been on the rise over the past decade in RAK, with the health care sector expected to undergo a sustained period of major growth. Demand for new services is rising rapidly as RAK, like the rest of the UAE, witnesses an increasing incidence of lifestyle-related diseases. The government has increasingly targeted private health care...
With more limited hydrocarbons reserves compared to its UAE neighbours to the south, RAK has developed into an industrial hub thanks to its dynamic network of industrial free trade zones. Considerable natural resources feed the country’s thriving cement and ceramics industries while elsewhere the emirate is looking to leverage its varied landscapes in a bid to boost tourism revenues in line with general economic diversification targets.