Dubai Health: We seek to consolidate the emirate’s position as an ideal destination for medical tourism
6,681 medical professional applications in 10 months in Dubai
The country's success in dealing with "Covid-19" speeds up the pace of the health tourism sector's recovery.
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The Dubai Health Authority confirmed that the high readiness of the health sector in the country and its tremendous success in dealing with the "Covid-19" pandemic will actively contribute to accelerating the pace of the health tourism sector's recovery, in light of the unprecedented preventive measures taken by the concerned authorities to enhance the safety and welfare of society and preserve On his health security.
She said that the authority continued to receive applications for professional licenses and investment in the health sector in Dubai despite the exceptional circumstances that the world is going through, as the number of requests to obtain a professional license from the authority from the beginning of this year until the end of last October reached 6681, bringing the total number of currently licensed professionals. The Dubai Health Authority has about 39,000 health professionals.
The Director of Health Tourism Department at the Authority, Mohammed Al Muhairi, pointed out that, last year, Dubai achieved a growth in the number of health tourists at a rate of 4% compared to 2018, as their total number reached 350 thousand and 188 tourists, while their total expenditures on health care services amounted to about 727 million. Dirhams.
He said that the advanced health system in the emirate has proven its excellence and efficiency in dealing with this challenge, and Dubai has become a model to be emulated in protecting the health and safety of society and limiting the effects of the global pandemic, and the emirate has maintained investor confidence and is an ideal destination for health investment.
The number of licensed health facilities in the authority reached nearly 3,400, of which 237 new facilities were licensed during the current year, including: 77 outpatient clinics, one hospital, 71 pharmacies, 13 rehabilitation centers, and a day surgery center.
The authority said that the UAE’s superiority in the efficiency of dealing with the pandemic and its achievement of the first place in the Middle East and the 14th in the world according to the Global Soft Power Index questionnaire issued by "Brand Finance" from Britain, will contribute effectively to enhancing the confidence of health and international tourists in the UAE as a safe destination for tourism and treatment. And hospitalization.
The Director of the Health Tourism Department at the authority, Mohammed Al Muhairi, affirmed the emirate's readiness to receive health tourists, who can now come again to obtain the finest high-level medical and health services provided by hospitals and advanced health centers in the emirate, as well as enjoy an exceptional experience that ensures the highest levels of comfort and relaxation.
He expressed his confidence in the coming stage, in light of the return of travel movement, the reopening of airports and the resumption of flights from the UAE to various international destinations, which represents a strong impetus to Dubai's efforts to attract more health tourists to its hospitals and treatment centers, which offer a package of treatment packages in various medical specialties.
Al Muhairi reviewed the successes achieved by the health care sector in the emirate, despite the exceptional circumstance that the world is going through by ensuring the continuity of providing medical support and advisory services through virtual means.
• 4% growth in the number of health tourists to Dubai last year compared to 2018.
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