Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), has announced the establishment of three major global centers for heart, cancer and organ transplantation in partnership with the private sector, pointing out that the size of the insurance market reached 17 billion dirhams annually. The emirate to 100 thousand claims.

He pointed out that the health sector in Dubai has succeeded in achieving record indicators, where the proportion of doctors to the population to 33 doctors per 10 thousand people, exceeding France, England and Saudi Arabia, and reflected the development of the health sector on the rise of life expectancy index of the population of Dubai, reaching 79.9 years, also stressed The total medical spending from health tourists reached 1.163 billion dirhams, pointing out that the Authority achieved record numbers in its treatment services during the past year, especially as it has the first portal for health tourism in the region.

In detail, Al-Qatami said in a discussion session with Emirates Today, which was attended by Editor-in-Chief Sami Al-Riyami, Head of Localities Department, Ahmed Hashim Ashour, and Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper's website, Noura Al-Raisi. This has made Dubai the regional capital of health tourism and contributed to raising the average age of citizens in the emirate to 79.9 years », pointing out that the Authority intends to establish and establish three major global centers, a center for heart disease, which accounts for 41% of the causes of death in Dubai, and another center for diseases Cancer, which accounts for 19% of all causes of death, A large center for the transplant.

He stressed that the DHA is working with all its institutions, sectors and medical facilities to improve the quality of life, ensure a better health future, and reach a healthier and happier society, where the daily work of the Authority is based on achieving these goals, and take advantage of the enormous potential of the emirate to establish a system Integrated health care, in accordance with its standards and solutions smart and innovative with the best global systems, and with the requirements and controls that govern the accreditation and international recognition.

He pointed out that the whole world looks at the status of Dubai, and monitors its transformations and its remarkable rapid development, pointing out that the international health arena in particular is witnessing intense competition, followed by the world, and favors between the various health models and the degree and level of medical services and the volume of growing demand. The ability of health institutions to fulfill their responsibilities, keep abreast of developments and provide a sustainable health system.

Al Qatami said that the Authority is constantly working to develop legislation and regulations that increase investment opportunities, attract capital to the growth of the private health sector in Dubai, and expand the scope of attracting more global and multinational health institutions, from hospitals, centers and specialized medical clinics, in addition to attracting the best minds and competencies The Authority's daily efforts also focus on increasing the competitiveness of the Emirate of Dubai in the health tourism market and making it the preferred destination for those seeking health and long life.

He explained that the Authority has achieved record numbers in its treatment services during the past year, where outpatient clinics in the hospitals of the Authority more than two million visits, and dealt with hospitals more than 3.3 million emergencies, in addition to 31,924 surgical operations, including 17 thousand and 917 major operations The percentage of international accreditation for public and private hospitals in Dubai reached 97%, where they all witnessed last year 10 million accreditation, and performed 124 thousand operations.

As for DHA's interest in medical fitness, Al-Qatami said that it has developed and modernized medical fitness testing centers in the emirate, where it has 16 advanced centers, to serve companies, institutions, individuals and people coming to live in Dubai, revealing a future plan - under implementation and implementation - to establish 10 Other centers in partnership with the private sector, where the number of medical examinations in all centers, during the past year, to 2.2 million examinations, the centers are managed according to the latest smart systems and equipment, without any human intervention in the results of the examinations, and all centers have been linked to the system of residence In the General Directorate of Residency And Foreigners Affairs - Dubai).

Al-Qatami stressed that the health sector in Dubai has succeeded in achieving benchmarks approved by the World Health Organization to measure the efficiency of any health system in the world, where the proportion of doctors to the population to 33 doctors per 10 thousand people, surpassing France by 32, England 28, Saudi Arabia 24, and reflected The health sector has evolved on the rise in the life expectancy index of Dubai population to 79.9 years.

Al-Qatami said that the total medical spending of health tourists reached 1.163 billion dirhams, pointing out that according to the analysis of the Dubai Chamber of Industry and Commerce, which was announced recently, based on data and statistics «Fitch Solutions» and «Euromonitor International», on medical tourism in Dubai The Authority's strategic objective to ensure that Dubai is at the forefront of the health tourism map in the region and the world, especially with the Authority's first electronic portal for health tourism in the region, and the high number of tourists coming for treatment in Dubai from 10 7 thousand in 2012 to 337 thousand in 2018.

He pointed out that the statistics and figures showed Dubai's success in attracting 337 thousand and 11 health tourists in 2018, including 33% from the GCC and Arab countries, 30% from Asia and 16% from Europe, and Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman The largest proportion of tourists from the Gulf and Arab countries, while India, Iran and Pakistan ranked first in Asia, and Italy, the United Kingdom and France ranked first in Europe.

The Director General of the Health Authority in Dubai, that «the Dubai Health Authority is working hard to develop the private health sector, especially that the development reflects the state of investment, and shows the distinctive atmosphere of work, which encourages medical expertise and competencies to exist in Dubai and not other cities in the world, Given the overall statistics for this sector, we find that the situation is very promising and optimistic, where indicators and figures show the growth of the private health sector in its medical facilities and staff, noticeably and noticeably, year after year, figures and statistics in this aspect show the rapid development movement, where increased Number of Health Facilities a In particular, hospitals, medical centers and clinics in all disciplines, during the past four years, from 2871 facilities in 2015, to 3401 facilities until this week, in addition to the number of health workers from doctors and support medical groups and technicians from 30,851 in 2015, To 40 thousand and 600 as of this month ».

Al-Qatami stressed that these figures are indicative and reflect the distinguished climate for investment in the health sector that is characterized by Dubai, as he pointed to the package of facilities available in this aspect, which is a strong attraction for hospitals and leading health centers.

Regarding health insurance and its system, Al-Qatami said: «The health insurance system in its entirety represents a realistic translation of the manifestations and content of welfare that is characterized by the state in general, and Dubai in particular, and is a large umbrella, now includes more than 5.1 million insurance policies, which was The number of insurance policies does not exceed 600 thousand in 2013, before the issuance of the mandatory insurance law in Dubai, and the size of the health insurance market in Dubai is now more than 17 billion dirhams annually, and the total amount of insurance claims in the first half of 2019, eight billion dirhams, and reached Number of claims passed through the portal in the same period to The health insurance umbrella allows the policyholder to benefit from the services and health insurance packages anywhere in the country, within the approved network of more than 3000 health facilities and 20,000 accredited doctors. The health insurance market comprises 75 insurance companies and insurance claims, offering more than 12,000 different types of insurance policies. The value of policies ranges from AED 550 for low-income groups and more than AED 50,000 for other policies. ”

Regarding health investment, Al-Qatami said that 2018 witnessed a significant shift towards strengthening it in the emirate. Last year, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, approved the investment policy in the health sector in Dubai and directed him to establish a global cardiology center in partnership. Between a For the government and private sectors.

He pointed out that the Authority has also prepared the Investment Guide to be a methodology and reference to ensure the success of investors in the health sector and leadership and the growth of investments and business, and ensure the availability of high-quality medical services, consistent with the content of luxury and aspects of modern life that characterize Dubai.

Al-Qatami pointed out that the Authority has also prepared a clear and approved investment strategy and a program of action to be implemented to enhance competitiveness and encourage local and foreign investments in the health sector. A package of investment opportunities has already been identified over the next five years.

Humaid Al Qatami, Director General of Dubai Health Authority:

"The proportion of doctors in Dubai is 33 for every 10,000 people, surpassing France and England."

"The rapid development of health services in Dubai has made it the regional capital of health tourism."

«Future plan to establish 10 new medical fitness centers in Dubai».

Total medical spending from health tourists last year was AED 1.163 billion.

3 strategic projects

Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), revealed that the DHA is working on three vital projects, namely the Dubai Strategy to develop medical education, increase the percentage of UAE nationals working in the health professions (2020-2030), and implement a physician initiative for every citizen. HealthBook.com.

Dubai's success in attracting 337,111 health tourists in 2018.

The Authority is constantly developing legislation and regulations that increase investment opportunities and attract capital to the health sector.