Healthcare in the middle east: oasis of growth opportunities

In the short span of a few decades, health care delivery in major Middle Eastern markets (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait) has developed from minimal to advanced levels comparable to the West. Although the region’s ratios of 20 hospital beds and 16 physicians per 10,000 people 1 are low by Western standards, the heavily urbanised populations enjoy wide access to high-quality primary, secondary and tertiary care. Key cities such as Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi in the UAE also house specialist hospitals providing advanced diagnostic and treatment services.