• Health

    OBG reviews the government and private health sectors highlighting opportunities for international medical providers to enter local markets. Overall spending, ratios of medical staff, facilities per capita and project spending plans are analysed. Health tourism also comes under scrutiny where relevant.
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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...

The past several years have seen significant changes in Jordan. The state is pushing ahead with structural reforms that should provide a sound base for future development, as the economy shows signs of a brisk recovery from the difficult years it has faced in the wake of the global financial crisis. 

Chapter | Health from The Report: Jordan 2013

Life expectancy within the kingdom is above the regional average, with a medical insurance safety net available for citizens. Medical care is provided by public, private and aid operators. Advanced procedures and improving care standards are drawing health tourists to the kingdom, and Amman has become a growing medical manufacturing base, with free zones offering an attractive location for...

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...

Chapter | Health from The Report: Bahrain 2013

Bahrain offers both citizens and residents a wide range of care provided by the government and the private sector. The government spent almost $557.86m on health care in 2011, which was an increase of close to 8% over 2010. Since that year it has been implementing a strategy to improve health care provision, which has focused, in large part, on integrating medical services and providing greater...

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