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Middle East health and healthcare news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Health News
Contractors prepare bids for Najran university hospital
Construction of Saudi hospital is expected to start in June
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Qatar receives bids for medical complex
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Mubadala receives bids for two hospital construction deals
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Mubadala extends Cleveland Clinic commercials deadline
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Contractors prepare bids for Dubai’s Al-Jalila hospital
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Cairo to issue university hospitals tender
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Mubadala issues tenders for Arzanah Medical Complex
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Al-Sahel Contracting wins Iranian Hospital deal in Dubai
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Six groups bid to build Abu Dhabi clinic
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Firms submit bids for Kuwaiti hospital
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Mubadala sets tender closing date for Cleveland Clinic
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Mubadala invites nine groups to bid for Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi
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Galfar wins Omani hospital work
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Contractors invited to prequalify for Al-Ain's Tawam Hospital
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Aecom secures Cleveland Clinic work in Abu Dhabi
Health Special Reports
Special Report: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals - Private equity funds growth
Improving the quality of healthcare is a critical policy challenge for governments across the GCC, with heavy investment needed to build large, modern facilities after decades of underinvestment.
Health Supplements
Putting the patient first
The new generation of hospitals being built in the Gulf are leading the way in incorporating advanced technologies and patient-centred design.
Creating a single point of access in GCC health
With growing demand for medical treatment, GCC governments are trying to improve the efficiency of their systems by setting up primary healthcare centres.
GCC healthcare providers face tougher terms
Insurers will benefit as the Gulf introduces compulsory health cover. But they will have to be prepared to operate under increasingly stringent regulations.
Rapid change in Gulf healthcare brings opportunities
As governments in the region commit large sums to improving the quality of their healthcare provision, they are opening the way for the private sector to become increasingly involved.
Transforming patient care
Hospital management in the Gulf is being outsourced in an effort to raise standards and stop patients having to travel abroad for treatment.
Investing in healthcare infrastructure
A series of multi-million-dollar government and private sector projects will help to improve healthcare standards across the Gulf, but the region still lags behind the West in spending terms.
Gulf Healthcare Report 2009: Improving the health of a region
Healthcare spending in the GCC will grow fourfold over the next 17 years to more than $60bn a year. The multi-billion-dollar spending programmes planned by the region’s governments are a dramatic response to decades of underinvestment in healthcare infrastructure, from hospitals to primary healthcare centres.
The Gulf’s growing health problem
Ageing populations are putting increasing strain on the region’s healthcare sector. And although billions are being spent on developing new facilities, recruiting the best staff remains a challenge.
Health Analysis
Regional investment agency chiefs
Six of the leading figures competing for inward investment in the Middle East are: Amr al-Dabbagh, Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa, Osama Saleh, Sami al-Araji, Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily and Fahad al-Gergawi
Health Tenders
Health Contracts Awarded
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Galfar wins Omani hospital work
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Aecom secures Cleveland Clinic work in Abu Dhabi
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MCM Group wins Ras al-Khaimah hospital deal
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Al-Naboodah signs deal for Harvard Medical School in Dubai
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Kuwait approves low bid for giant hospital
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Arabtec and Aktor to build Abu Dhabi’s Cleveland clinic
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Electrical contractor selected for Qatar’s Sidra hospital
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Al-Naboodah Laing O'Rourke wins Dubai teaching hospital contract
