Top Level Growth - Healthcare in the Arab Gulf The six-member states of the Gulf cooperation Council include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. These states have witnessed an unprecedented boom in the hospital and healthcare sector. The GCC regional growth has been driven by numerous health demand indicators, which have been outlined, briefly, in the following slide share presentation.

1. Top Level Growth - Healthcare in the Arab Gulf

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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 include
Bahrain, 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

6. 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

7. 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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