Nov-14 Health services in the Arabian Gulf region are at a crossroads. Despite heavy investment in new hospitals, the rise in non-communicable diseases cannot be halted unless there is a whole systems approach. The region will either follow a route of reactive medicine and spiralling costs, or a preventative one, adopting technology to change the way care is delivered in the community. [image: Arab Health Magazine]

07-Nov-14 Turkey’s population is already over 74 million and growing, meaning the need to upgrade build new healthcare facilities is very real. There are currently 36 facilities under development, with the giant Bilkent Healthcare Campus in Ankara earmarked as the flagship project. It will be one of the largest hospital complexes in the world, housing 1,300 doctors. [Image: CNN]

27-Oct-14 Qatar’s Public Works Authority has awarded USD300 mn of healthcare projects. The contracts include construction of a state-of-the-art Simulation Centre at Hamad Medical City to provide virtual surgical training to fresh medical graduates, expansion of Hamad General Hospital, four new health centres, and expansion of Al Khor Hospital with an additional 500 beds. [image: The Peninsula Qatar]

25-Oct-14 Turkish people’s healthcare spending rose 85% from 2009 to 2014, as a major shift in the burden of expenditure away from the state took place. Patients are charged up to ten different types of fees, such as examination payment and pillbox payment, when paying for treatment and medication. [image: Today's Zaman]

08-Oct-14 With rising economic prosperity and the ageing population Turkey’s government has been systematically increasing healthcare infrastructure. Turkey has traditionally focused on generics, but more recently the industry has shifted towards a more intensive focus on R&D. (Image: PMLiVE)