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In 2002 hat das Kabinett beschlossen, ein neues Gesundheitssystem
zu errichten, welches die allgemeinmedizinische
Grundversorgung gewährleistet. Wichtige
Elemente dieses Systems sind die Schaffung eines flächendeckenden
Netzes an Gesundheitseinrichtungen,
die Stärkung der Verantwortung der örtlichen Gesundheitsbehörden
sowie die Privatisierung staatlicher
Krankenhäuser. Die Erhöhung der Effektivität der medizinischen
Einrichtungen, die Verbesserung der Qualifikation
des medizinischen Personals bei steigendem
Anteil saudischen Personals und die Förderung des Privatsektors
im Gesundheitswesen sind weitere Ziele des
Gesundheitsprogramms. Der 8. Entwicklungsplan sieht
hierzu die Eröffnung von 54 neuen und den Bau von 42
weiteren Krankenhäusern sowie die Eröffnung von 300
neuen und den Bau von 1.250 weiteren Gesundheitszentren
vor. Weitere acht medizinische Fakultäten sollen
den Lehrbetrieb aufnehmen, um bis 2009 den Anteil
des saudischen Gesundheitspersonals auf 50% zu
erhöhen. Insgesamt sind in diesem Planungszeitraum
26,1 Mrd. US$ für den Ausbau des Gesundheitssektors
bewilligt worden.
Zwischen Deutschland und Saudi-Arabien besteht
eine traditionell intensive Zusammenarbeit im Gesundheitswesen.
Die medizinische Versorgung in
Deutschland genießt bei der saudischen Bevölkerung
hohe Anerkennung. So kommen jährlich ca. 1.200 Patienten
aus dem Königreich nach Deutschland. Es besteht
ferner in den Bereichen technische Entwicklung
im Gesundheitsbereich, medizinische Fachausbildung
sowie langfristige Investitionsplanungen ein aktiver
Austausch zwischen Institutionen, Krankenhäusern
und Universitäten beider Länder. Bei der technischen
Ausstattung der Gesundheitseinrichtungen werden
deutsche Firmen auch in Zukunft eine wesentliche
Rolle spielen können.
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educAtIon And heAlth Sector
The state has named the education sector as one of its
most important pillars of the social-economic development
program. This is clearly reflected in the growing
share of the state expenditure on education in relation to
the GDP which grew from 3.5% (1970) to 9.5% (2006)
and to over 10% (2007). Thanks to these efforts, around
77.9% adults and 93.5% of the younger generation (15 –
24 years) are able to read and write; the ratio of men to
women is almost balanced (ratio 96:100).
Special focus has been placed on technical education and
vocational training due to the high level of unemployment
among the younger generation (11.2%, 44% of all
unemployed are between 20 and 25 years old). It is important
here to adapt the further education and training
programs to the needs of the labour market. The principles
for the technical education and vocational training
are drawn up by the state authority GOTEVT (General
Organization for Technical Education and Vocational
Training) and were implemented by the 33 technical colleges
(39,500 students), 33 vocational training institutes
(13,100 students) and 47 professional training centres
(13,900 students) in the Kingdom in 2007. In addition,
there is also a series of specialised training centres e.g. the
for fields of public administration, defence, civil aviation,
postal services, agriculture, water and electricity. The private
sector, which is currently training 70,800 students,
plays an important role in teaching technical skills and/
or providing professional training.
Despite these efforts, the existing system cannot meet the
growing need for technical and/or professional training.
According to the GOTEVT, only around half the applicants
actually manage to secure a place on a training
course. The reasons for this are the inadequate training
capacities, a lack of efficiency within the technical and/
or professional training system, serious deficiencies in the
general education system and inadequate participation
by the private sector in these education areas.
The GOTEVT has come up with plans to open almost 50
technical colleges and 108 training institutes during the
period 2005-2009. The number of students registered at
these institutes during this period will grow by more than
14% a year. The rise in the institutional capacities and the
improvement in the quality of the training will lead to an
effective increase in the percentage of Saudi workers in the
national labour market. Saudi Arabia also wants to continue
exploiting the experience of leading industrial states
in the technical and professional training field. The Saudi
government recently voiced its interest in renewing the
agreement relating to cooperation in the education field
that was concluded with Germany in 1986. German companies
can improve their market opportunities by making
an active contribution to the qualitative improvement of
professional training courses in Saudi Arabia or by granting
further training options for the Saudi partners.
Remarkable progress has also been achieved in the health
sector, particularly with regard to the medical treatment
fields of prevention, therapy and the protection of mother
and child. Important health indicators bear witness to