Top level of grow healthcare in the Arab Gulf

2. Top Level Growth - Healthcare in the
Arab Gulf

3. 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 statements.

4. Healthcare in the Arab Gulf
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.

5. 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.

6. Healthcare in the Arab Gulf
• Public Private Partnerships – PPP
models
• Many entities in the Arab Gulf are
working to obtain the ‘Know-
How” procedure, as well as the
experience at the highest levels
of expertise, which involve
improving local skills and
development.
• Reducing the need for
overseas specialist care
• Due to a lack of qualified
healthcare professionals,
and the lack of hospital
capacity, an estimated one
out of every 10 gulf in-
patients travel overseas for
specialist care. In 2009, the
United Emirate Arab spent
$2 billion on medical
treatment for its citizens, in
foreign hospitals.

7. Healthcare in the Arab Gulf
•Aging population – lifestyle
The population in the Arab Gulf is aging, and it is expected to grow
over the next few years. As a result, the population within this region
will need more doctors and hospitals.
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