Al Salloum, Noura, Cooper, Max and Glew, Simon (2014) The development of primary care in Saudi Arabia. Innov A i T. ISSN 1755-7380

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Abstract

Saudi Arabia is a rapidly developing, oil-rich country. In less than a century it has been transformed from a desolate desert landscape into an affluent kingdom of modern cities, skyscrapers and international airports. Originally inhabited by nomadic Bedu, King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud led a movement in 1932 to unite this vast area of distinct tribal regions into one nation. It is now the largest country in the Middle East with a population of 28 000 000 people (Ministry of Health (MoH), 2012). The development of the Saudi Arabian healthcare system and the challenges it faces are considered within this article.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Primary Care and Public Health Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Division of Medical Education
Subjects:	R Medicine R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Depositing User:	Tom Marshall
Date Deposited:	31 Jul 2014 10:49
Last Modified:	22 Sep 2017 13:34
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/49458

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