DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is planning to hand over management of three hospitals and six primary health centres to the private sector by 2015, according to SCH’s annual report released last week.
Two new branches of the Medical Commission to be set up by 2015 will also be operated by private companies, says the report.
The SCH has already announced plans to establish three workers-only hospitals as well as several health centres by 2015 which, it had said, will be operated by the private sector.
SCH is working on a project to develop a Private Sector Involvement Strategy to identify areas for more private sector involvement in health sector and will also develop a Private Sector Engagement Strategy for effective public-private communication, says the report.
The number of hospital beds outside Doha will triple by 2015 compared to 2011.
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