Summary
Massive investment, national reform, and a rapidly expanding private sector are reshaping how healthcare is delivered across the Middle East. Nexus Gulf’s Youssef Haidar breaks down why Saudi Arabia is becoming one of the most compelling healthcare transformation stories in the world — and what global operators, MSOs, and investors should understand about the region’s extraordinary momentum.
In this episode of Analyzing Healthcare, host Roy Bejarano sits down with Youssef Haidar, Founder of Nexus Gulf, to explore how Saudi Arabia and the UAE are building a next-generation healthcare services ecosystem. Haidar discusses the investment thesis behind the region’s growth, Nexus Gulf’s role in enabling service-line expansion, and how the group’s partnership with the global Cephanad Group is powering new models of care. The conversation spans private-sector enablement, system redesign, infrastructure gaps, and why the Gulf is increasingly seen as a global case study for healthcare modernization.
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Can Saudi Arabia Lead the Next Wave of Healthcare Transformation?- Youssef Haider, Nexus Gulf x SCALE Community
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Guest: Youssef Haidar – linkedin.com/in/youssefhaidar
Host: Roy Bejarano – linkedin.com/in/roy-bejarano-a5669ba8
Organization: www.scale-community.com
Podcast Hub: Analyzing Healthcare by SCALE Community
Guest Bio
Youssef Haidar has 25+ years in private equity, principal investing, and advisory, with 22 years in the MENA region. He led investments and regional growth for eight international healthcare companies, achieving multiple high-profile exits in healthcare and education. Founder of StonePine Capital Partners and Nexus Gulf Healthcare, he also chairs ACE&Company’s Investment Committee and has held board roles at Taaleem/NUB, Nexus Gulf, Orpea AlGihaz, Nerhadou Pharmaceuticals, Cerba Nexus, ProVita, Cambridge Medical, Manzil Healthcare, Bourn Hall, and Ameco Medical.
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