GCC Sector

Healthcare in Saudi Arabia – Will the future tide move towards private sector?

Saudi Arabia has one of the fastest growing populations in the GCC region, indicating a spiraling future demand for healthcare facilities. Despite huge government spending in healthcare facilities and growth of the sector in the past, health care infrastructure in Saudi Arabia needs to be elevated to match international standards. Apart from the constraints on government expenditure in the current scenario of lower oil prices, healthcare market also needs to overcome challenges such as dependency on imports for medicines and...