Bahrain Health Sector Research Highlights

Analysis

How higher learning institutions are embracing the metaverse
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In a bid to expand access, education is increasingly exploring the possibilities of the metaverse and extended-reality (XR) approaches. The former comprises a range of technologies which 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…

Analysis

Bahrain seeks to improve health care delivery
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Bahrain’s health sector is undergoing a series of changes under the National Health Plan (NHP) 2016-25 that are designed to improve patient choice, raise standards and encourage private sector involvement. One of the plan’s landmark reforms is the rollout of a new health insurance scheme for citizens, expatriates and visitors, known as Sehati, or “my health”. The Ministry of Health has shifted…

Analysis

Public-private partnerships accelerate education in Bahrain
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The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting disruption to physical interactions caused complications for all sectors of the economy. In the education sector, the pandemic created challenges to learning continuity as schools and universities had to suspend in-person learning for long periods. However, this disruption has accelerated the digitalisation of education and could strengthen the system over the…

Overview

Bahrain readies for the future in education and health care
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Education and health care are important policy priorities in Bahrain’s wider drive to develop a knowledge-led economy. As the first country in the GCC region to introduce government-sponsored education in 1919, Bahrain has a long track record of public instruction, as well as a robust private education ecosystem that has developed in the subsequent years. Fostering the next generation of local talent…

Country Report

The Report: Bahrain 2022
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A revival in transport and tourism after two years of pandemic-related slowdowns caused by closed borders and social-distancing measures is helping to boost the economy, with the kingdom’s hotels, restaurants and resorts once again open to regional and international visitors. The country’s guiding plan, Bahrain Economic Vision 2030, aims to enhance private sector growth and continue government

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The Report: Bahrain 2022: Education & Health
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Education and health care are important policy priorities in Bahrain’s wider drive to develop a knowledge-led economy. As the first country in the GCC region to introduce government-sponsored education, in 1919, Bahrain has a long track record of public instruction and a robust private education ecosystem that has developed in the subsequent years. Fostering the next generation of local talent and…

Economic Update

Tracking and testing key to Bahrain’s Covid-19 strategy

One of the first countries in the region to register cases of Covid-19, Bahrain has harnessed digital solutions to implementa robust medical response to the pandemic. Stringent screening and testing procedures have been implementedsince the first local case wasreportedon February 21, which was followed bythe closure of all educational institutions four days later…

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The Report: Bahrain 2020: Health
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With its first hospital dating back to the 1890s and a universal health care system in place since the 1960s, Bahrain has long had solid fundamentals for care provision. The coming years will be characterised by the continued rollout of Sehati national insurance system. Further infrastructure development will also remain a focus as the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Medical City takes shape. The kingdom…

Overview

Medical technology leads to improved patient care and cost savings
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Rising health care costs, ageing populations and changing lifestyles in emerging economies are stoking demand for medical technology (medtech) solutions. These entail not just smart devices that remotely monitor and transmit biometric data, but any instance of technology that helps to deliver health services. These initiatives are happening everywhere, but there are significant differences…

Country Report

The Report: Bahrain 2020
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Although it is one of the most diversified economies in the GCC, Bahrain did not emerge unscathed from the 2014 oil price crash. Since then, the country has worked to broaden state revenue streams, implementing new fiscal measures to balance the budget, such as the introduction of a 5% value-added tax in January 2019 and the lowering of state subsidies. Nevertheless, large-scale infrastructure pro

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