Six markets. Every one with its own rules.

United Arab Emirates

The UAE is not one healthcare market but several. A clinic in Dubai answers to the Dubai Health Authority, a hospital in Abu Dhabi or Al Ain to the Department of Health, and most providers in the northern emirates to MOHAP, with Sharjah now running its own hea...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the largest healthcare market in the GCC and the one changing fastest. Under Vision 2030 and the Health Sector Transformation Program, public hospitals are being grouped into health clusters under Health Holding, while the private sector is exp...

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Qatar

Qatar is a compact, highly regulated healthcare market. Public care is delivered at scale by Hamad Medical Corporation and the Primary Health Care Corporation, while private hospitals, polyclinics and specialist centres serve a large expatriate population and...

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Oman

Oman has a strong public health system and a private sector that the government is actively encouraging under Oman Vision 2040. Private hospitals, polyclinics, clinics and pharmacies are spread across Muscat and the governorates, and many serve employees and e...

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Bahrain

Bahrain is a small, well-connected market where a dense network of private hospitals, medical centres and clinics sits alongside government hospitals and primary care centres. Operators compete within short travel distances, so service quality, specialty depth...

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Kuwait

Kuwait has a large, well-funded public health system and a private sector made up of hospitals, polyclinics and specialist clinics that compete on access, specialty expertise and patient experience. Kuwait Vision 2035 encourages private and public-private inve...

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