Yemen Medical Insurance News
Yemen, which is located in the Middle East bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Red sea, and is situated between Oman and Saudi Arabia, used to be two separate states, North Yemen and South Yemen. North Yemen became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 during its disintegration. The British, who had a protectorate to the south in the port of Aden, withdrew from the region in 1967. Two years after the British departure from the region the south adopted a Marxist orientated government. A massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north led to two decades of intense hostilities between the states, which saw occasional fighting along the border. The two states formally reunited as a unified republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern independent movement attempt in 1994 was quickly dissipated. The country since then has endured numerous terrorist attacks, mainly targeting western interests in the region such as oil, banking and aviation.
Yemen, which is located in the Middle East bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Red sea, and is situated between Oman and Saudi Arabia, used to be two separate states, North Yemen and South Yemen. North Yemen became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 during its disintegration. The British, who had a protectorate to the south in the port of Aden, withdrew from the region in 1967. Two years after the British departure from the region the south adopted a Marxist orientated government. A massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north led to two decades of intense hostilities between the states, which saw occasional fighting along the border. The two states formally reunited as a unified republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern independent movement attempt in 1994 was quickly dissipated. The country since then has endured numerous terrorist attacks, mainly targeting western interests in the region such as oil, banking and aviation.
The Yemenite government has decided to merge two plans, both the Five Year Plan and the Poverty Reduction Strategy, in attempt to make healthcare affordable and accessible to the average Yemenite. Both of these policy documents explicitly line out the need to create a financing mechanism, which is possible in Yemen′s bleak finance situation, which can help to achieve affordable and accessible healthcare access to all Yemenite citizens. The Yemenite government by combining these two plans has set in motion an ambitious and promising initiative for implementing a national health insurance system. This is not the first time that a solution to Yemen′s deteriorating health system has been raised, though due to past social, political and economic reasons they have never been able to be implemented.
One leading indicator which shows how bad the state of health is in Yemen is the age expectancy. It is the lowest in the region by far and even behind severely impoverished and starving countries like North Korea. The expected age of an average Yemenite is approximately 63.27 years, a full 3 years behind the world average of 66.54 years of age. Another key indicator which shows the severity of Yemen′s situation is the high infant mortality rate of 54.70, also the worst for its region.
Overall Yemen has a fairly poor healthcare system. Most expatriates in the Yemen region opt to be transferred to Oman or Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. However with the government optimistic they have got it right with their new health initiatives, if Yemen can sort out their social problems, the future is bright. The only way to avoid these issues and concerns of the Yemeni healthcare system is through a quality international health insurance plan. These plans give you the flexibility to go to the doctor or hospital of your choice, meaning that no matter where in the world you may be located, from Afghanistan to the United States of America, you will always be able to receive the highest standard of care available.
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