Kuwait Healthcare

Kuwait healthcare sector has been nurtured for many decades by the government through the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Defense and Petroleum Company hospitals. Though not at the top in global rankings, the country’s healthcare sector has reached a fair degree of maturity whether it is the number of beds installed, the number of physicians, dentists or nurses available. The same can be said of other health indicators for the country’s population like life expectancy at birth, child mortality rate, measures of eradication of communicable diseases, professional assistance available for child birth, deaths due to injuries, and availability of health insurance (including insurance provided by private & government).

The country compares favorably with its GCC peers on many counts. No doubt, scope for further enhancement exists. Kuwait is categorized as a high-income country by World Bank for comparing healthcare indicators globally. Comparison of Kuwait with its peers in North American and European countries, shows that there is a need to address many challenges that leave gaps in its healthcare ecosystem. The country’s healthcare system depends to a large extent on services of expatriate doctors and nurses. The country’s medical educational institutions require to be developed so that the national pool of medical professionals, that form the backbone of the country’s healthcare needs, is sufficiently created and sustained.

Research Highlights:

The report examines Kuwait’s healthcare sector performance measured by healthcare indicators, its infrastructure and productivity, across time, ownership, and country’s borders, assesses where it stands and where it is heading, which healthcare needs are growing, government initiatives to enhance private participation, and challenges to be addressed to reach the government’s goal for universal quality healthcare coverage.