ReviewOman medical journal2022
Review of National Healthcare Systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries for Noncommunicable Diseases Management.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Determinants of private health insurance uptake and its association with healthcare utilization in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a systematic review.Global health action · 2026Pooled it
- Chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients: the urgent need for targeted interventions in Arab countries: a systematic review.Frontiers in nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Dementia in the Middle East and North Africa: an integrative narrative review of epidemiology, risk structure, and health system implications.Journal of global health · 2026Review
- Enablers and barriers to MENA'S path to universal health coverage: A scoping review of UAE, Morocco and Yemen.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- Examining seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: strengthening prevention and control.IJID regions · 2026Article
- Family Medicine in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Perspectives, Directions, and Future Opportunities; A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Cardiometabolic Mortality and Health System Expansion in Kuwait (2010-2022): A National Time-Series Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A Narrative Review on Dietary and Lifestyle Contributors to Non-Communicable Diseases in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries.Public health reviews · 2026Review
- Health system governance and pharmaceutical policy in Australia and Qatar: a comparative overview of access, reform, and equity.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- Investigating Physical Activity as a Predictor of Psychological Distress in UAE Nursing Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring Hirsutism: Epidemiology, Associated Endocrinal Abnormalities, and Societal Challenges in GCC-A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and use of the Mediterranean diet in practice among dietitians in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Healthcare systems and health economics in GCC countries: informing decision-makers from the perspective of the Gulf health economics association.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Multisociety consensus recommendations on hepatitis delta virus infection.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2025Article
- Healthcare Financing in Saudi Arabia: A Comprehensive Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mitigating the Burden of Seasonal Influenza on Cardiovascular Diseases in GCC Countries.Oman medical journal · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Lifestyle Factors Among Primary Care Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Burden of Ischemic Heart Disease and Its Attributable Risk Factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990 to 2019: Results From the GBD Study 2019.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Evaluating Service Satisfaction and Sustainability of the Afya Insurance Scheme in Kuwait: An Exploratory Analysis.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality in all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries and place a substantial economic burden on the governments and people. The escalating demand for NCD-related health services takes an enormous toll on health systems in these countries. There is an urgent need to make significant advances in the healthcare infrastructure and develop strategies to overcome the NCD challenge. This review aims to provide the status of national healthcare systems and national NCD policies in GCC countries to highlight the challenges and identify opportunities towards strengthening NCD management and control. Methods: We searched the PubMed database, the World Health Organization, and the Ministry of Health websites of GCC countries to identify relevant information. Results: Future strategies and investments in healthcare infrastructure to overcome the NCD challenge include continuing high-level commitment towards multisectoral actions, redesigning healthcare delivery to advance universal healthcare coverage, enabling integration of healthcare services through organizational alignment to maintain care continuum, building the capacity of health workforce, developing effective treatment strategies through research based on local populations, integrating mental health into general public health policy, and lastly, establishing reliable NCD surveillance and monitoring programs. Conclusions: Measures to address NCDs must be continued with focus on health-in-all policies, and whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches.
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