Healthcare Advisory Middle East
Healthcare clients in the Middle East face a perfect storm, which creates a unique opportunity for healthcare reform and development across the Region.
Whilst healthcare costs rise with a growing population, whom suffer at a young age from multiple long term conditions (e.g. strokes in 40s are common), and whom are increasingly demanding and tech savvy, the system is designed along 1950s western lines- large specialist hospitals able to deliver high cost care in episodes. And oil at 40 USD barrel seems to be here for some time. Meanwhile:
- There are major capacity gaps, especially in workforce, which when filled will increase costs
- As far as can be assessed, there are major quality gaps, with low trust in local provision by nationals and expats
- The system is inefficient and fragmented
- What productivity measures there are, are poor (Length of Stay, occupancy)
- Overall there is very little data availability at providers, at a national level; or for the public to see
- Privatisation is seen as a key answer to many of these problems
- Some providers look to build their capability through the addition of specialty clinics
Contact us
Homyar Buhariwalla
Transformation Management Unit - Health Industries Lead Partner, PwC Middle East
Tariq Beshtawi
Health Industries Partner, Digital Health Transformation Leader, PwC Middle East
Tel: +971 50 315 5493
Eyad Al-Musa
Health Industries Partner, Digital Health Transformation, PwC Middle East
Tel: +971 52 839 8930
Zeina Koubar
Health Industries Partner, Healthcare Operations, Quality and Patient Safety, PwC Middle East
Tel: +966 56 451 9649
