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Health care in Saudi Arabia is a national health care system in which the government provides free universal healthcare coverage through a number of government agencies. [1] There is also a growing role and increased participation from the private sector in the provision of health care services.
Ministries of health in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Zambia, Uganda, and South African, were reported to have begun planning health system reform including hospital accreditation before 2002. However, most hospitals in Africa are administered by local health ministries or missionary organizations without accreditation programs.
Qatar Insurance Group (QIC, QIC Group) is a Qatari insurance company, headquartered in Doha. [1] [2] QIC Group was listed 73rd on Forbes Middle East top 100 companies in 2022 [3] and 72nd on the Fortune 500 Arabia list for 2023. [4] QIC was established in 1964 as the first domestic insurance company in Qatar. [5]
A list of countries by health insurance coverage. The table lists the percentage of the total population covered by total public and primary private health insurance, by government/social health insurance, and by primary private health insurance, including 34 members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS; Arabic: الهيئة السعودية للتخصصات الصحية) is a Saudi Arabian scientific commission that regulates health care-related practices and accreditation at all levels in Saudi Arabia. The SCFHS was established on the 2 June 1992 by Royal Order M/2 to set standards for ...
Bupa Arabia (بوبا pronounced /buːpə/) is a Saudi-owned and operated publicly traded company with 800 million Saudi riyals in paid-in capital.Bupa Arabia provides health insurance to the requirements of the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).
In 2019, Saudi Arabia received an award for fighting and preventing smoking in the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly. [6] Another decision was made in 2019 that charges restaurants and cafes selling tobacco products an annual amount of $26,675. [13] It is worth mentioning that Saudi Arabia imposed a 100% tax on electronic cigarettes. [6]
In 1925, Saudi Arabia's first public health department was established in Mecca. [3] The department was founded with the aim to increase the quality and access to healthcare in the country. In the first few decades of its existence, the Ministry focused on the development of hospitals and other healthcare infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.