Healthcare in the Mena Region

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Top Level Growth - Healthcare in the

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Top Level Growth - Healthcare in the Arab Gulf

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Record of Diabetes and obesity

• The region faces major issues pertaining to type 2 diabetes and obesity. The diabetes federation found IDF, the Arab Gulf, among the world’s 10 highest areas for prevalence of diabetes.

• The obesity rates for Gulf nation, according to a UN study, shows that 43% of the population are obese, and have some type of health complications that continue to rise and cause major issues in this area.

Shortage of skilled healthcare professionals

• The shortage of medical professionals is difficult in this area, and it creates structural problems in the Arab Gulf.

• Due to the limited amount of medical education options within the region, hospitals depend on the expatriates to make up 40% to 48 % of the work force in hospitals.

Healthcare in the Arab Gulf

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Healthcare in the Arab Gulf

Shortage of skilled healthcare professionals

• The shortage of medical professionals is difficult in this area, and it creates structural problems in the Arab Gulf.

• Due to the limited amount of medical education options within the region, hospitals depend on the expatriates to make up 40% to 48 % of the work force in hospitals.

US hospitals lead gulf partnerships

• There are a number of partners in the Arab Gulf that exist because of the 2006 agreement between Johns Hopkins Hospital and General Health Authority.

• These facilities also manage 400 beds at the Tawan Hospitals in Al Ain, Another example is the Cleveland clinic, which is an affiliate in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.

• Harvard Medical International, along with Dubai Healthcare City and Methodist

International, both manage the Burj Dubai Medical Center.

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The GCC regional growth has been driven by numerous health demand indicators

Healthcare in the Arab Gulf

The six-member states of the Gulf cooperation Council includeBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

These states have witnessed an unprecedented boom in the hospital and healthcare sector.

which have been outlined, briefly, in the following statements

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Public Private Partnerships – PPP models

• Many entities in the Arab Gulf are working to obtain the ‘Know-How” procedure, as well as the

spent $2 billion on medical treatment for its citizens, in foreign hospitals.

Healthcare in the Arab Gulf

• Due to a lack of qualified healthcare professionals, and the lack of hospital capacity, an estimated one out of every 10 gulf in-patients

Reducing the need for overseas specialist care

experience at the highest levels of expertise, which involve improving local skills and development.

travel overseas for specialist care. In 2009, the United Emirate Arab

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As a result, the population within this region will need more doctors and hospitals.

Healthcare in the Arab Gulf

The population in the Arab Gulf is aging, and it is expected to grow over the next few years.

•Aging population – lifestyle

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