Regional Reports |
 Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia Report - Creating a sustainable healthcare system Although Saudi Arabia is a relatively wealthy country per capita – the country has the world’s largest oil reserves and is the world’s largest exporter of oil – it nonetheless has been facing a mounting financial burden from healthcare expenditure in its effort to sustain its national healthcare system. |
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Turning to the private sector One of the first initiatives of King Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud, following the establishment Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, was to improve healthcare facilities in the country and to offer free medical care to citizens and the pilgrims. |
