Saudi National Day celebrates the values that define the Kingdom: its identity, ambition and determination to build a better future for generations to come. This year’s theme, “Our Pride Lies in Our Nature,” reflected qualities that are also central to Saudi Vision 2030: confidence in what is possible, a willingness to embrace transformation and the determination to turn ambition into reality. Saudi Arabia is now living through one of the most significant periods of urban transformation in th

Across the Gulf, ambition and transformation is visible everywhere. Governments are diversifying their economies, investing in infrastructure and technology, strengthening human capital and building new industries designed to support growth for decades to come. But there is another investment that will increasingly determine whether that growth is sustainable: health. The Gulf’s economic ambitions depend on people being able to participate fully in the societies and economies being built around