Health

Healthcare in Saudi Arabia

January 27, 2014

Middle East

January 27, 2014

Middle East
Aviva Freudmann

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This report discusses the shifting healthcare landscape of Saudi Arabia; the challenges of expanding healthcare capacity in the kingdom; and measures to improve the quality of healthcare services.

Report Summary

The rising costs of providing quality healthcare—driven by annual population growth of 2.7% and a rising incidence of chronic disease—will place a strain on Saudi Arabia’s finances. Healthcare in Saudi Arabia: Increasing capacity, improving quality?, sponsored by Philips, includes EIU analysis and comments from a panel of nine prominent experts. The report finds that if Saudi Arabia is going to achieve its ambitious plans for healthcare capacity, the kingdom needs to build on its financial incentives for private sector investment and to cut red tape.

"Overall, we're doubling our capacity in the timespan of four or five years."

-Mohammed Zamakhshary, Assistant deputy minister for planning and training, Saudi Ministry of Health

Research Methodology

This report is based on desk research and on in-depth interviews with nine experts including healthcare professionals, policymakers and academics.

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