Editing Economy of Kuwait (section)

==Health==
{{further|Health in Kuwait}}
Kuwait has a state-funded [[Healthcare in Kuwait|healthcare system]], which provides treatment without charge to Kuwaiti nationals. There are outpatient clinics in every residential area in Kuwait. A public insurance scheme exists to provide reduced cost healthcare to expatriates. Private healthcare providers also run medical facilities in the country, available to members of their insurance schemes. As part of [[Kuwait Vision 2035]], many new hospitals have opened.<ref name="health4" /><ref name="health5" /><ref name=health1>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/substantial-investment-series-mega-projects-are-set-boost-hospital-capacity|title=Mega-projects boost hospital capacity in Kuwait|work=Oxford Business Group|year=2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220074237/https://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/substantial-investment-series-mega-projects-are-set-boost-hospital-capacity|archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> In the years leading up to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Kuwait invested in its health care system at a rate that was proportionally higher than most other GCC countries.<ref name="health3">{{cite web|title=Covid-19 Response Report Kuwait|work=Oxford Business Group|page=6|date=26 March 2021|url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/sites/default/files/blog/specialreports/960401/KISR_CRR_SLIDE.pdf|access-date=26 April 2021|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426080818/https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/sites/default/files/blog/specialreports/960401/KISR_CRR_SLIDE.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, the public hospital sector significantly increased its capacity.<ref name="health1" /><ref name="health4">{{cite web|title=Kuwait 2020 Health Infrastructure Report|date=4 April 2020|url=https://www.kuwaitbuildingshow.com/news6|access-date=26 April 2021|archive-date=2 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102153127/https://www.kuwaitbuildingshow.com/news6|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="health5">{{cite web|title=Healthcare Infrastructure in Kuwait: On Solid Footing|year=2017|url=https://www.arabhealthonline.com/magazine/en/latest-issue/Issue-6/Healthcare-Infrastructure-in-Kuwait-On-Solid-Footing.html|access-date=26 April 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418094019/https://www.arabhealthonline.com/magazine/en/latest-issue/Issue-6/Healthcare-Infrastructure-in-Kuwait-On-Solid-Footing.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kuwait currently has 20 public hospitals.<ref name="health6">{{cite journal|title=Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait.|date=March 2018|page=5|journal=[[BMC Health Services Research]]|doi=10.1186/s12913-018-2960-x|issn=1472-6963|volume=18|quote=There are 20 public hospitals in Kuwait, however, we selected 16 hospitals as the remaining facilities had only recently been established and as such did not meet our inclusion criteria as detailed below.|doi-access=free|last1=Ali|first1=Hayfaa|last2=Ibrahem|first2=Samaa Zenhom|last3=Al Mudaf|first3=Buthaina|last4=Al Fadalah|first4=Talal|last5=Jamal|first5=Diana|last6=El-Jardali|first6=Fadi|issue=1|pmid=29510705|pmc=5840785}}</ref><ref name="health5" /> The new Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital is considered the largest hospital in the Middle East.<ref name=health2>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/mideast-s-largest-hospital-open-in-kuwait-by-end-of-2016-651711.html|title=MidEast's largest hospital to open in Kuwait by end of 2016|year=2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213024255/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/mideast-s-largest-hospital-open-in-kuwait-by-end-of-2016-651711.html|archive-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> Kuwait also has 16 private hospitals.<ref name="health4" />