Security and health are essential for human survival and development.
However, while national security is imperative, military expenditure should not be made at the expense of national development programs.

It is apparent that there is a discrepancy between Arab countries in their levels of health development, which is a result of the differences between levels of national development amongst them. Because of this divide, it is expected that some Arab countries will be able to achieve most of the Millennium health goals while many others will not be able to realize any of them by 2015.

Positive achievements have been made in the field of health in the past few decades, despite these achievements; however, Arab women still suffer from a variety of health problems that decrease the quality of their lives.
A review of the current situation reveals that many Arab countries do not incorporate a scientific or clear perspective of human security in their health policies. The approach should involve scientific methodologies and specific indicators that can be monitored and assessed.

An examination of existing Arab health systems reveals that most of them have not undergone modern developments and infrastructural reformations. The exceptions are a few systems in some countries. However, even these are characterized by weak governance, by centralization, and decreased health expenditure as a percentage of their gross domestic product.
With the rise in healthcare costs worldwide, which is expected to continue rising in the future with an inflation of medical costs, it has become a necessity that Arab countries study their health systems and formulate national plans to reform and restructure these systems in order to combat these challenges.

With most Arab countries presently focusing on liberating the economy to achieve greater economic growth, and consequently, social development, it is expected that a new problem will arise in the health sector that some capitalist countries currently suffer from. Namely, it is the compromise of health social justice. Arab countries need to tackle this issue at the very start by putting an effort to assure that health social justice is maintained and that the groups most prone to risk are not exposed to further risks and deprivation of state-sponsored healthcare.