The Rise and Fall of Middle Eastern Health Systems
Much of the progress in Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa in recent decades appears to have been reversed by the political unrest and civil wars now afflicting the region. This is especially true for health systems, which for years had been steadily improving in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.
SEATTLE – Much of the progress in the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa in recent decades appears to have been reversed by the political unrest and civil wars afflicting the region. This reversal is especially visible in the health systems of Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen, which previously had been steadily improving.