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Healthcare systems and health economics in GCC countries: informing decision-makers from the perspective of the Gulf health economics association

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  • Yazed Alruthia

  • Sara Aldallal
  • Hana A Al-Abdulkarim
  • Ahmed Al-Jedai
  • Hajer Almudaiheem
  • Anas Hamad
  • Khalifa Elmusharaf
  • Mouza Saadi
  • Hamda Al Awar
  • Haleama Al Sabbah
  • Suliman Alghnam
  • Mohamed Al Ghamdi
  • Sarah S Monshi
  • Nada Alagil
  • Mohamed Ebrahim Al Khalifa
  • Qasim Abdulkarim
  • Sawsan Abdulkarim
  • Huda Jawad
  • Sultana Al-Sabahi

    (National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.)

  • Asiya Al Kindi
  • Said Wani
  • Abdullah Alibrahim

Abstract

Following the discovery of oil, citizens of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, have enjoyed the benefits of universal healthcare. However, as the population and healthcare demands in the GCC continue to grow, financing these healthcare systems without adequately considering the value of reimbursed health technologies and the effectiveness of various policies has become increasingly challenging. While numerous narrative reviews and government reports have discussed the healthcare systems in these nations, they have not sufficiently addressed the approval processes, economic evaluations, and reimbursement mechanisms for health technologies. In response to this gap, experts in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) from the Gulf Health Economics Association -recognized as key opinion leaders in public health and academia across the six GCC countries -conducted a focus group discussion. This focus group meeting, which was recorded and transcribed verbatim to be later thematically analyzed, aimed to characterize the current

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  • Yazed Alruthia & Sara Aldallal & Hana A Al-Abdulkarim & Ahmed Al-Jedai & Hajer Almudaiheem & Anas Hamad & Khalifa Elmusharaf & Mouza Saadi & Hamda Al Awar & Haleama Al Sabbah & Suliman Alghnam & Moham, 2025. "Healthcare systems and health economics in GCC countries: informing decision-makers from the perspective of the Gulf health economics association," Post-Print hal-05341274, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05341274
    DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1510401
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    1. Anas Hamad & Ahmed Al-Jedai & Rita Ojeil & Abdulrazaq Sheikh Al-Jazairi & Adel Alassy & Yazed S Alruthia & Waiel Al Naeem & Hajer Almudaiheem & Mouza Alsaadi & Nada Alagil & Lina Wahba & Abdulmohsin M, 2025. "Driving the future of value-based healthcare in the Gulf Cooperation Council: a roadmap for achieving sustainable access to specialty pharmaceuticals," Post-Print hal-05354531, HAL.

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