Saudi Arabia, May 2015
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Survey profile Saudi Arabia, May 2015 |
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| Country name | Saudi Arabia |
| Date of first day of data collection | 01 May 2015 |
| International reference price data source and year | MSH2013 |
| Name of local currency | Saudi Riyal |
| Exchange rate | 1 US Dollar = 3.752 Saudi Riyal (01 May 2015) |
| Total number of medicines surveyed | 50 |
| Global | 5 |
| Regional | 5 |
| Supplementary | 40 |
| EML | 49 |
| Daily salary of lowest paid unskilled government worker | 100 Saudi Riyal |
| Sector surveyed | Number of outlets/orders surveyed |
| Public sector procurement prices | 3 |
| Public sector patient prices | 35 |
| Private sector patient prices | 30 |
| Private hospitals | 19 |
| Other government sectors | 8 |
| Comments | |
| The 'other government sector' was universities, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of National Guard and the Ministry of Interior. Medicines are dispensed free of charge in their health facilities. Government procurement prices include those of the Ministry of Health, GCC and the Ministry of Defense. See the survey report for prices of each institution separately. | |
| Country report (where available) can be downloaded at http://www.haiweb.org/medicineprices/surveys.php |