Universal Health Insurance Coverage in Qatar by 2014
Qatar’s ambitious plan to cover the emirate’s entire population under a unified national health insurance scheme could be achieved within the next three years, according to a recent interview given by senior Qatari government officials to local media. The system, when finalized, will look to provide state-subsidized medical cover for all Qatari nationals, while local employers will likely be responsible for their expatriate workers’ health insurance premiums.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Falah Mohammad Hussain Ali, the Supreme Council of Health’s assistant secretary general for policy affairs, announced that the draft law for Qatar’s Social Health Insurance (SHI) scheme was now being sent to the Council of Ministers for review. If approv
Why doesn’t the Travel Insurance Company ask Medical Questions Before They Sell Me a Policy?
Weve encountered a few variations of this question over the years in our comments: Why doesnt the travel insurance company ask pertinent medical questions before they sell me a policy?
As a consumer, you have a right to purchase insurance of all kinds. Its your responsibility to have the insurance you need to cover your situation. For example, your homeowners insurance provider doesnt ask if a tree appears about to fall on your house.
Ministry of Finance explained the criteria for cash assistance
KUALA LUMPUR The Ministry of today explained that the criteria of gross household income of RM3, 000 and less for those who submit an application for RM500 1Malaysia Peoples Aid (BR1M) based on the total income of families living in one house. This leads to a wife, husband and dependents was single, working and living in one house.
In todays media release that the head of the household must include BR1M application form, a copy of the applicants identity card and recent pay slip (if any) at the time of making application. BR1M forms are offered free at all branch offices and service center Board of Inland Revenue, Ministry of Information, Federal Territory Development Department and government agencies as well as the Finance Ministry in Putrajaya which is in the main lobby and a few selected schools.
The Seychelles has much to offer
Visit the tropical island paradise to find some of the best summer sun options.
The Seychelles can offer great opportunities for travel insurance policyholders, especially those who want to see an eco-holiday this summer, with the chance to visit some of the most beautiful floral settings in the world, topped off with a spot of summer sun this year.
According to a spokesperson from the Seychelles Tourism Board, the island paradise offers people some of the best chances in the world to see a beautiful, natural holiday, thanks to the fact that it has much in the way of beautiful wildlife and plant life for those travelling into the country to enjoy.
The spokesperson said that the chance to see some of the worlds rarest and least seen animals could prove to be a selling point for many people, with the once thought extinct Scops owl being a popular attraction to the Seychelles.
“Seychelles is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Vallee de Mai, home to one of the world’s most amazing nuts (that of the coco-de-mer) and to a host of other species including one of the planet’s tiniest frogs, the super-rare Seychelles Black Parrot and many other species besides,” they added.
When there in the country, travel customers can also take the chance to go on a number of nature trails throughout their stay to capture some of this amazing wildlife and shrubbery with their own eyes, taking in the “grand diversity” of the island.
The Seychelles has tried to commit itself to providing sustainable holidays for those who want to visit, with the island looking to turn many areas of its natural sites into nature reserves, protecting the future of the plants and animals there, as well as the future of the tourism industry in the country.
Visitors to the island this year can also enjoy The Seychelles 2012 Carnaval International De Victoria, which is promising to be more of an international event than it ever has been before.
Health Tourism in UAE Keeps Up
Fresh media reports out of the UAE this week indicate that the region’s burgeoning medical tourism market may be curtailed by ongoing healthcare capacity problems, regulatory issues and other market forces.
The United Arab Emirates is the largest medical tourism market in the Middle East, drawing an estimated 4.3 million people to the country each year for healthcare and wellness services. An article in Dubai-based English language journal, the National, this week asserts that while the private healthcare sector has done a good job in promoting the UAE as an attractive international medical tourism hub so far, the market’s existing medical infrastructure may not be ready to handle a further influx of tourists.
According to the latest industry figures, the usage rate of private sector medical facilities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai by foreign patients has soared in the past three years. Dub