{"id":987521659,"date":"2021-12-14T03:07:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T02:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/news\/from-telemedicine-to-manufacturing-a-look-at-the-growth-opportunities-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T10:41:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:41:11","slug":"from-telemedicine-to-manufacturing-a-look-at-the-growth-opportunities-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/news\/from-telemedicine-to-manufacturing-a-look-at-the-growth-opportunities-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"From telemedicine to manufacturing, a look at the growth opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\u2019s top priorities in the healthcare sector are enhancing the role of the private sector through privatisation of government healthcare services, increasing public-private participation (PPP) healthcare delivery models, scaling up education and training of the local workforce, and boosting the adoption of digital information systems.<\/p>\n

There are various projects initiated by the government to achieve these goals such as mandatory insurance for all Saudi and non-Saudi employees and their families in the private sector, increased private sector\u2019s contribution to healthcare spending from 25 to 35 percent, increasing the percentage of patients with a digital health record from 0 to 70 percent by 2020 and allocating US$1.5 billion towards healthcare IT and digital transformation programme.<\/p>\n

To know more, read the full news article originally published in Omnia Health.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Have anything to say about Saudi Arabia’s health financing and social health protection? Please let us know in the comments section below.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image credits: iStock<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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