Health Care in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities.
Health Care in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities.
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DOI：
10.7759/cureus.1586
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发表时间：
2017-08-21
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Hamad A
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作者：
Khoja T;Rawaf S;Qidwai W;Rawaf D;Nanji K;Hamad A
本研究旨在回顾海湾合作委员会 (GCC) 成员国的医疗保健状况，并探讨当前的挑战和未来的机遇。可用数据是使用 PubMed、Embase 和 Cochrane 图书馆等数据库获取的。然后将收集到的数据结合起来，该领域的专家作者进行了讨论并提出了克服挑战的策略。海湾合作委员会国家公民和移民工人的人口和医疗保健需求都在增加。庞大的移民人口对本已有限的医疗保健资源的能力提出了挑战。该地区面临着四重疾病负担，包括传染性和非传染性疾病、心理健康问题和意外伤害。最近的技术进步在诊断和治疗方式上取得了突破，但整体医疗保健成本增加了。需要创新和具有成本效益的战略来满足海湾合作委员会国家人民的医疗保健需求。政策制定者应强调需要优先考虑和加强初级保健作为紧急事项。
This study was undertaken to review the health care status in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, and explore current challenges and future opportunities. Available data was acquired using databases including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library. The data gathered was then combined and the expert authors in the field discussed and propose strategies to overcome the challenges. There is an increase in both population and health care needs of GCC States citizens and migrant workers. The huge emigrant population challenges the capability of the already limited available health care resources. The region is faced with a quadruple disease burden that includes communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental health issues and accidental injuries. Recent advances in technology have made breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment modalities but with an increase in overall health care cost. Innovative and cost-effective strategies are required to cater the health care needs of people living in the GCC states. Policy makers should emphasize the need to prioritize and strengthen primary care as a matter of urgency.