Saudi American Health Care Forum

Biomedical and public health experts credit two major factors in the ongoing advancement of healthcare in the Middle East: The enormous strength and significant improvements of its basic healthcare services and a major push to attract expertise from outside borders to build its healthcare systems. For these reasons, about 99% of children live to be at least 5 years old. As of 2016, life expectancy is now over 76 years. These outcomes are a result of focusing on general wellness as opposed to just treating illnesses.