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Health Systems Profile- Kuwait Regional Health Systems Observatory- EMRO
28,000 staff are Kuwaiti. The ratio of doctors and nurses per head of the population is
higher in Kuwait than in other Gulf countries, according to data for the numbers of
Kuwaiti staff provided in the latest Statistical Abstract published by the Ministry of
Planning.5
Trends in financing sources
▪ The cost of health service was increased during the recent years due to increase in
the cost of labor, medical equipment and medicine, in addition to the increase of
population and the increase of prices in general.
▪ Expatriates visits were relatively controlled via the application of visiting fees
▪ Financial revenue was achieved via the application of the visiting fees and the health
insurance system on expatriates.
Trends in health expenditures by category:
PROGRAMS 92/93 % 96/97 % 99/2000 %
The program of the
ministry head office
13,250,341 5.5 13,783,817 5.3 15,870,095 5.9
Program of preventive
health & environment
protection
13,214,213 5.5 11,560,790 4.5 9,666,006 3.6
Program of the first
case and public
hospitals
138,940,518 58.5 144,998,778 55.9 142,288,247 53.3
Program of hospitals
and specialized health
centers
50,743,727 21.2 67,338,928 25.9 77,317,994 29.0
Program of the
assistance technical
services
14,933,152 6.2 14,400,750 5.5 13,377,173 5.0
Program of health
researches, education
and training
1,313,148 0.5 1,134,183 0.4 1,092,004 0.4
Program of public
services
73,448,852 3.0 6,374,559 2.5 7,404,478 2.8
Total 2397433951 100 259591805 100 267015997 100
*Values in Kuwaiti Dinars
▪ During the time course of preparing the study the total cost of the health service
increased, despite the fact that the increase during the first period is larger than that
of the second period.
▪ A relative decrease in spending on the general health programs and primary health
care program took place compared to the relatively high cost of hospitals and
programs.
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