Healthcare in Qatar

For health data and statistics in Qatar, see Health in Qatar.

Healthcare in Qatar is regulated by the Ministry of Public Health. Healthcare practitioners are regulated by the Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP). The healthcare system can be divided into the public (governmental) sector, and the private sector. Public healthcare is provided by Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) for primary healthcare, and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) which operate secondary and tertiary healthcare centers, among other services. Specialized centers such as Sidra Medicine and Aspetar are outside the scope of HMC.

Healthcare standards in Qatar are generally high. Approximately 8.4% of GDP goes to health related expenditures. Qatar's healthcare spending per capita is among the highest in the Middle East, with $4.7 billion being invested in healthcare in 2014. This was a $2.1 billion increase from 2010.

In the public sector, the health expenditures of Qatari citizens are covered by the state, in accordance with Article 23 of the Qatari constitution. Expatriates must either receive health insurance from their employers, or in the case of the self-employed, purchase insurance.

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