Critical Issues in Healthcare Policy and Politics in the Gulf Cooperation Council States【電子書籍】[ Ravinder Mamtani ]

＜p＞This is the first book to examine challenges in the healthcare sector in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain). These countries experienced remarkably swift transformations from small fishing and pearling communities at the beginning of the twentieth century to wealthy petro-states today. Their healthcare systems, however, are only now beginning to catch up.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rapid changes to the population and lifestyles of the GCC states have completely changedーand challengedーthe region’s health profile and infrastructure. While major successes in combatting infectious diseases and improving standards of primary healthcare are reflected in key health indicators, new trends have developed; increasingly “lifestyle” or “wealthy country” diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, have replaced the old maladies. To meet these emerging healthcare needs, GCC states require highly trained and skilled he．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る