Academic Benefits

Within the GCC region, 42% of the local population is under 15 years old, meaning that in a few years, many of these youth will be seeking institutions of higher education. If a majority of research in cancer treatment is being conducted in the West, the GCC risks losing the brightest native minds to foreign lands. The fact that 85% of the region’s highest qualified doctors, physicians, and engineers are foreign nationals emphasizes the need for developing greater professional training opportunities in the region for the local population. Part of the solution includes targeted recruiting of graduates from universities and schools in the region and around the World. Another part of the solution will be to provide employee incentives (salary and benefits) that are competitive at the global level, attracting the most qualified professionals from around the world and preventing graduate brain drain. The solution would also include a student exchange program between partner cancer research facilities world-wide that would both enrich the wealth of knowledge of researchers at the GCC location and also encourage the principles of global cooperation and understanding between the different nationalities, cultures, and religions.

Once the SAH Global model is operational, the GCC would become a center of learning that would inspire local students, attract globally-renowned academics, and foster the creation of a domestic magnet for higher learning that would rival the West. Bringing such a prestigious institution to the region would also create a highly qualified class of domestic medical employees and expand the region’s knowledge transference in this field.

Healthcare Benefits