Dr. Abdul Rahman Bashen: Saudi insurance companies violate the health insurance system.

Economists forecast in an interview with «Middle East», 2015 to witness an increase in investment growth in the health sector technical services in Saudi Arabia and related services, in light of the allocation of 160 billion riyals ($ 42.6 billion) for the sector of the new financial year's budget.

 

In this context, the economic Dr. Abdel Halim Muheisen, stressed on the need to open the field of investment in the health sector in Saudi Arabia, to complete the circle of cooperation with the public sector in light of the increasing lifestyle-related diseases, with rapid population growth.

Muheisen confirmed that there is a growing demand for health care services, noting that the mandatory health insurance policies, contribute to the growth of the sector, noting that the new budget is put to meet the increased need for health care, pointing out that the growth of investment in this area will save for the state a lot of money to be disposed for medical treatment abroad.

For his part, Dr. Abdul Rahman Baeshen, president of ALshrouk Center for Economic Studies in Jizan western Saudi Arabia explained that «the new budget, took into account the developments in the health sector, which included health projects to complete the construction and equipping hospitals and primary health care centers in all regions».

He pointed to the tendency to create three new hospitals and three reference laboratories for blood banks, and 11 medical centers and 10 comprehensive clinics, in addition to completing the furnishing and equipping a number of health facilities, housing and development of existing hospitals, noting that it is consistent with the increased need for health care, thereby increasing investment in this area, and he expected that its growth rate to increase of 12 per cent in 2015.

Baeshen added: «The Ministry of Finance announced the implementation and development of 117 new hospital in all Saudi areas, with a capacity of 24 thousand beds, in addition to the five medical cities serve all areas, next to the three cities of security and military sectors, with a capacity of 14 thousand five hundred beds», referring to the receipt of 26 new hospitals in various regions, with capacity of 4,500 beds, during the current fiscal year.

For his part, Dr. Sami Abdul Karim Vice president of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Riyadh Chamber of medical facilities, stressed on the need to define the proposed percentages of Saudization in the health sector, and identify viable Saudization of jobs at the present time.

  

The Commission pointed to the issuance of some insurance companies insurance policies contrary to the system of health insurance and do not serve the beneficiaries, claim the nomination of representatives of the private sector to the membership of the National Committee for the development of emergency medicine Council, and work to ensure the commitment of health practitioners in the state not to work in the private health institutions and health facilities.

The Committee noted the existence of overlap in the oversight role of government on private pharmacies between the Commerce Department and the Food and Drug Administration, and called for the convening of an expanded meeting to discuss this matter, where it held an extended workshop on human resources to measure saudization ratios in the health sector.

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