Health Sector Analyses
The Report Overview
With one of the largest relative youth cohorts in the Gulf – the share of the population under 35 stood at 50% as of 2022 – Kuwait has a vested interest in achieving positive learning and health outcomes for nationals and foreign residents alike. As was the case around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic posed specific and immediate challenges for educators and medical workers in the country, which the government is working to address in parallel with ongoing efforts to achieve the development targets set by New Kuwait 2035...
The integration of private health care providers into Kuwait’s health care system is still in its early phases, but it is progressing satisfactorily, and so far, the experience has been positive. We expect that the country’s private health operators will have significant room to grow and help the local sector develop further by investing in and boosting health care efficiencies. Additionally, the increased competition from allowing more players to operate in the market would improve quality and reduce waiting lists for specific...
As GCC countries look to rationalise public spending and stimulate private enterprise, public-private partnership (PPP) opportunities are opening up across a range of industries. After the Gulf’s health care systems coped relatively well with the Covid-19 pandemic, attention has returned to finding the most efficient ways to provide coverage to the region’s growing population. In Kuwait, the Health Assurance Hospitals Company ( Dhaman) PPP is set to play an integral role in the country’s health care services as it ramps up...
In terms of the filing of international patents, 2021 was a record-breaking year, with higher education playing a significant role in driving innovation and expanding intellectual property (IP). According to the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), 277,500 international patents were filed in 2021, a 0.9% increase from 2020 and representing the 12th consecutive year of growth. Revealingly, the largest share of patents was in the field of computer technology, at 9.9%, followed by digital communications...
In a bid to expand access and widen their reach, educational institutions are exploring the possibilities of the metaverse and associated extended-reality (XR) approaches. The metaverse comprises a range of technologies that immerse users in a virtual environment. It denotes a 3D medium that combines virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) into a new digital realm, sometimes known as XR. These environments are accessed through VR headsets and are typically immersive, interactive and...
After a surge in uptake during the Covid-19 pandemic, the telehealth industry is courting new investment to further innovation and increase access to care in emerging markets. Digital health companies raised a record $57.2bn in global venture capital funding in 2021, a 79% jump from the $32bn raised in 2020, with 30% of the total directed towards telehealth. An estimated $140bn in private sector finance will be needed annually between 2015 and 2030 to realise the UN’s health-related Sustainable Development Goals...
