The Executive Director of Daily Public Relations Mahmoud Al-Nasheet stressed the Corporation's keenness to participate in various health events, whether directed at individuals or institutions, to encourage investment and development in the medical sector.
This came in the context of the Daily Public Relations Declaration as sponsor and media arm of the first annual Gulf Health Forum 2015, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain, represented by the Ministry of Health, from 29 September to 1 October under the patronage of HE Minister of Health Sadiq Al Shehabi.
Al-Nasheet said that the Foundation is keen to activate and strengthen the partnership between the private and public sectors. Daily’s sponsorship of the first annual Gulf Health Care Forum was part of spreading health awareness and pushing for the establishment of joint Gulf projects within the framework of the Gulf Countries Cooperation Council, which promise promising investment opportunities in various fields.
He explained that the forum, which will be organized by Rosh Com will discuss scientific papers and rich previous experiences to reach the best medical practices at the highest quality with the lowest costs. The forum will address the great challenge faced by health policy makers and strategies in the GCC. The forum will address the great challenge faced by health policy makers and strategies in the GCC. The forum will discuss global best practices in hospital management in the presence of a number of global leaders in the field of healthcare.
He pointed out that the challenges in the development of the health sector is very large and steadily increasing with the passage of time, especially with expectations that the spending on the health care sector in the GCC countries reaches more than 79 billion US dollars in 2015, according to specialized studies in this area.
He added: "There is also a recent study indicates that the increase in spending on health care for each individual Gulf over the past ten years at an annual rate of 7.9%," noting that most of these budgets are sponsored by governments and there is an urgent need for private sector participation through investment, The conference is likely to encourage investors invest in the health sector in the Gulf States by presenting innovative solutions that offer the best services at the lowest costs.
"Investors are also encouraged by what Ernst & Company, a research consultancy, said in a report nearly five years ago that demand for medical treatment will rise in the GCC by 240% over the next 20 years. Therefore the health care sector budget in the GCC countries will rise to $ 60 billion by 2025. "
He said that these conferences and forums are an ideal place for presenting ideas and experiences for specialists and one of the tools on which health policy makers and strategies are based on future plans. The Kingdom's hosting of such events reflects its distinguished position on the international and regional map as an effective and influential country in various fields.