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Module 9
Healthcare System of Saudi Arabia
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Module 9 Learning Outcomes
1. Determine the impact of privately-owned
healthcare facilities on the equitable distribution
of health services in Saudi Arabia.
2. Investigate the evolution of the current health
system in Saudi Arabia in terms of quality, cost,
access, and innovation.
3. Evaluate the political and economic factors that
affect the Saudi Arabian healthcare system.
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Saudi Arabia Healthcare
•Ministry of
Health(MOH)
founded in 1954
•MOH financially
responsible for 60%
of healthcare
services
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Ministry of Health: Healthcare Services
•Primary
•Secondary
•Tertiary
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Elements of Primary Healthcare(PHC) Centers
• Population education in
disease prevention and
control
• Safe water supply and
basic sanitation needs
• Proper food and diet
education
• Maternal and child
healthcare
• Communicable disease
immunization
Prevention and control
of pervasive diseases
• Appropriate treatment
of diseases and injuries
• The provision of
essential
pharmaceuticals
(medications)
Course Code and Title
Move Towards Privatization
•Advantages include increase local decisionmaking
•Reduce reliance on government decisionmaking process
•Disadvantages include potential increase in
access disparities
•Rural and poor communities may be at
disadvantage
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Private Healthcare Market: Major Providers
• Al Mouwasat Medical
Services
• Elai Group
• Dallah Healthcare
Holding Company
• National Medical Care
Company
• The Dr. Sulaiman Al
Habib Medical Group
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Council of Cooperative Health Insurance
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Vision 2030
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National Transformation Program
• Objective 1: Ease Access to Health Services
• Objective 2: Improve Quality and Efficiency of
Healthcare Services
• Objective 3: Promote Prevention Against Health
Risks
Course Code and Title
Health-Insurance in Saudi Arabia
•1999 Cooperative Health Insurance Act
•Council of Cooperative Health
Insurance (CCHI)
•2008 Revision includes Saudi Nationals
working in private sector
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Health-Insurance in Saudi Arabia
• December of 2015 -international health insurance
mandated for visitors on temporary visa
• April of 2017-mandatory health insurance required
for all Saudi private sector employees and their
families
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References
• Alharbi, M. F. (2018). An analysis of the Saudi health-care system’s readiness to change in
the context of the Saudi National Health-care Plan in Vision 2030. International Journal of
Health Sciences, 12(3), 83-87.
• Arab News. (2016, June 23). Report: Vision 2030 to boost health services. Retrieved from
• http://www.arabnews.com/node/943691/saudi-arabia
• Export.gov. (2018). Healthcare resource guide: Saudi Arabia. Retrieved from
https://2016.export.gov/industry/health/healthcareresourceguide/eg_main_108615.asp
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (2018). National transformation program: Delivery plan 20182020. Retrieved from https://vision2030.gov.sa/en/programs/NTP
• Memish, Z. A., Jaber, S., Mokdad, A. H., AlMazroa, M. A., Murray, C. J. L., Al Rabeeah, A. A.,
& the Saudi Burden of Disease Collaborators. (2014). Burden of disease, injuries, and risk
factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1990-2010. Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25275806
• Saudi Gazette. (2017, April 12). Now Saudi health insurance covers all private sector
employees. Retrieved from
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/economy/2017/04/12/Now-health-insurancecovers-all-private-sector-employees.html
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Module 9 Assignment Requirements
• Critical Thinking Assignment
o Evolution of healthcare in Saudi Arabia
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