Presentation for Conference Opportunity Arabia 10 in Manchester on October 4th 2013. This presentation outlines the health care sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and business opportunities there.
2. Saudi Arabia
โขLargest health care market in the GCC
โขPopulation 28.9 Million (2012 World Bank)
โขAverage life expectancy 75 years
3. Health Care Sector
National Health Care System
Government provides health care via several
Government agencies: MOH, MODA, NGHA,MOI, MOE
(70% of services Primary to Tertiary)
Private Sector โ growing role (30% of services Primary
and Secondary)
5. Ministry of Health (MOH)
Role
Ministry of
Health (MOH)
20 MOH
Regions
Planning and
Development
of Services
Preventative Curative Rehabilitation
6. Structure of Services
โขTier 1 : Primary Health Care (PHC) via network of
1925 medical centres
โขTier 2: Referral to Secondary and Tertiary Care
Hospitals providing general and
specialised care (220 Hospitals)
8. Governmental Providers:
Autonomous Agencies
Ministry of Education (students)
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
(orphans and mentally retarded)
GOSI and GPYW - Sports
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
University Hospitals
10. Private Sector:
30% of healthcare
โข Small hospitals 50-200 beds and
polyclinics
โข Primary and Secondary Care mainly Out
patient services and minor surgery
โข Variable standards of quality
12. Government Aims
1. Massive expansion of health care sector including
private sector.
2. World class health care facilities for citizens and
expatriates
3. Centre for Medical Tourism
13. Achievements โ Health Services 1
1. Primary Care service
2. 500+ Hospitals in public and private
sectors.(50- 1000+ beds)
3. New Medical Cities under construction
14. Achievements โ Health Services 2
โข Tertiary Care โ Organ transplants, 30
operations for conjoined twins
โข 5 major medical schools and 21
Colleges offering medical training โ
18 Government, 3 Private
15. Achievements - Population
1960 population 3 million, 90% nomadic
2012 population 28 Million, mostly urbanised
Doubling of life Expectancy since 1960s
Huge reductions in mortality and morbidity rates
17. Challenges: Resources
Infrastructure Deficiencies and Human Resources Shortages
โข Compared to other developed countries there is a
shortage of beds, nurses and doctors.
โข Lowest number of beds, nurses and doctors per head of
population in GCC.
18. Challenges:
Rural/ Urban Divide
โข Medical services concentrated in cities
of Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar and
Dammam
โข Delivery of quality services in other
cities and rural areas is weak.
20. Demand Drivers 1
Demographics
โข Population Growth - 50% of population under age 25
โข Population over 60 set to double
โข Expatriate population not entitled to state medical care
22. Challenges
Infrastructure, Geography, Quality
โข Inadequate infrastructure
โข Staff shortages in all disciplines
โข Rural versus Urban Disparity in resources
โข Quality of Services โ need for standard regulatory
framework
23. Solutions: MOH Medical Cities
6 New Medical Cities
โข Additional 6200 beds
โข Highly specialised centres for cancer, organ transplant
surgery, eye surgery and cardiac diseases.
24. Solutions: MOH Hospital Expansion
โข New hospital construction โ major bed expansion in all
regions of the country
25. Solutions: New Clinics
โข Primary Care - SAR 7 Billion for establishing
and funding 2000 Primary Care Services
โข Rehabilitation Services
โข Polyclinics
26. Solutions: MOH Initiatives
โข Preventative Health Programmes
โข E Health: Electronic Records and telemedicine
โข Home Medicine Programme for ambulatory care
27. Solutions: Private Sector Expansion 2012 -2015
โข Mandatory health insurance for expats creates increased
demand for private medical care.
โข Health insurance may be extended to Saudi citizens
โข Health insurance predicted to grow by 19% by end of 2015
31. Government and Private
Government
โข Hospital megaprojects and construction
โข E Health Services
โข Preventative Care and Education
โข Quality Control and Regulation
32. Government and Private
Private Sector
โข Private sector contribution in the primary and secondary
healthcare markets is heavily concentrated in 3 main
provinces: Riyadh, Makkah and the Eastern regions.
These make up approximately 66% of the population.
โข Jazan and Al Jouf regions noted to be short of physicians
and beds and require private sector investment.
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34. Government and Private
Private Sector
โข Private investments low โ just 9 out of 125 new projects
โข Strategic Initiatives to encourage private investment and
reduce public sector burden.
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