Guide

Saudi Arabia – Health Service

Saudi Arabia runs a dual-track healthcare system combining public and private provision. Saudi citizens and government-sector employees receive treatment free of charge through facilities administered by the Ministry of Health (MOH). Expats from outside the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have

Romania – Health Service

Romania’s healthcare system is built on a social health insurance model administered by the National Health Insurance House (CNAS), extending coverage to all insured residents through compulsory payroll contributions rather than general tax revenue. Although the public system covers a

Russia – Health Service

Russia’s healthcare landscape combines a mandatory public insurance framework — known as OMS or OMI — with an expanding private sector. The public system extends broad coverage to citizens and eligible residents, financed through employer payroll contributions, but the standard

Qatar – Health Service

Qatar’s healthcare system combines public and private provision and is widely considered the finest in the Middle East. Public services are delivered mainly through two state-run bodies — the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC)

Poland – Health Service

Poland’s public healthcare system operates on a social insurance basis, administered by the Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (NFZ), or National Health Fund, and financed through compulsory payroll contributions rather than general tax revenue. Every legal resident — including those from abroad

Portugal – Health Service

Portugal runs a Beveridge-style, tax-financed universal health system known as the Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS), which is accessible to all lawful residents, expats included. The system offers primary care, hospital services, and emergency treatment at minimal or zero cost.

Peru – Health Service

Peru’s healthcare landscape is a multi-layered, segmented arrangement that brings together a contributory social insurance programme for formal workers (EsSalud), a tax-funded subsidised scheme for lower-income residents (SIS), dedicated health services for the military and police, and an expanding private

Philippines – Health Service

Healthcare in the Philippines is delivered through a combination of public and private providers, with PhilHealth serving as the country’s national health insurance programme. Following the passage of the Universal Health Care Act in 2019, every resident is entitled to

Panama – Health Service

Panama’s healthcare landscape is built around three distinct layers: two public networks — the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and the Social Security Fund (CSS) — supported by an expanding private sector. The public system is relatively inexpensive but faces significant

Norway – Health Service

Norway’s healthcare system is universal and financed through taxation, extending coverage to all registered residents — including expats who enrol in the National Insurance Scheme (Folketrygden). Broadly aligned with the Beveridge model of state-delivered care, the system delivers high-quality medical