Progress and outcomes of health systems reform in the United Arab Emirates: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government aspires to build a world class health system to improve the quality of healthcare and the health outcomes for its population. To achieve this it has implemented extensive health system reforms in the past 10 years. The nature, extent and success of these reforms has not recently been comprehensively reviewed. In this paper we review the progress and outcomes of health systems reform in the UAE.

Methods

We searched relevant databases and other sources to identify published and unpublished studies and other data available between 01 January 2002 and 31 March 2016. Eligible studies were appraised and data were descriptively and narratively synthesized.

Results

Seventeen studies were included covering the following them

SUBMITTER: Koornneef E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5607589 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature