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Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy, with a parliamentary system of government. In 2023, the population of Kuwait was 4.3 million people<\/a>, 70% of whom were expatriates. In 2022, the life expectancy at birth<\/a> for Kuwaitis was 80 years old. In 2019, 74% of deaths in Kuwait were attributed to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs with communicable diseases and injuries attributing to 11% and 12% respectively. Kuwait\u2019s per capita GDP in 2023 of US$ 33,730 makes it one of the world\u2019s richest countries.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 2 ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Kuwait provides universal health coverage through its National Health Service system, which also allows citizens to seek medical care without charge in public hospitals and even pays for health care abroad if the service is not available locally. Universal health care<\/a> consists of primary, secondary and tertiary care, provided through a network of 102 primary healthcare centres, six general hospitals and 11 special hospitals. The private sector and oil companies operate private clinics and hospitals to cater to the rising demand of expatriates and affluent citizens.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=”A health system that provides financial protection” html_tag=”h3″ primary_color=”#455A64″ secondary_color=”#455A64″ admin_label=”HEADING (50-60 characters)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_font_size=”26px” title_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”15px||10px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 3″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]The health system in Kuwait<\/a> has matured rapidly over the last 20 years, resulting in significant advancements in public health outcomes in the country. The Ministry of Health remains the main steward and financer of the health sector and is involved in planning, regulation, monitoring, delivery and resource allocation of health services for the population.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 4 ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]In 2022, current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in Kuwait was US$ 1700, representing 4.3% of GDP. Health expenditure from public sources accounted for 87.2% of health spending, out-of-pocket (OOP) spending accounted for 11.5%, and voluntary prepayments accounted for 1.2% of the CHE.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]To effectively address the current health care challenges, Kuwait must transform its health care paradigm to emphasize comprehensive and holistic approaches, promoting policies that ensure healthy living and improved well-being for all citizens across all age groups.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy, with a parliamentary system of government. In 2023, the population of Kuwait was 4.3 million people, 70% of whom were expatriates. In 2022, the life expectancy at birth for Kuwaitis was 80 years old. In 2019, 74% of deaths in Kuwait were attributed to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs with communicable diseases…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":987536865,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country\/987501964"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/country"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country\/987501964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987774577,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country\/987501964\/revisions\/987774577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987536865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987501964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}