Dubai is a global destination for medical tourism in various medical specialties

Medical tourism in Dubai witnessed a huge turnout from internal and international patients and within various medical specialties during the past year 2021 and the current year 2022, which confirms that the emirate has become a global destination for patients and those seeking safe and distinguished hospitalization and reflects the efficiency of the health sector with its advanced facilities, specialized cadres and all medical staff working in it.

Dubai received about 630 thousand international health tourists during the year 2021, while the medical expenses of international patients amounted to nearly 730 million dirhams, which are record numbers if calculated and estimated according to the conditions of the global “Covid-19” pandemic, which, during the past two years, caused a state of International recession for this type of tourism.

The statistics of the Dubai Health Authority indicated that most of the tourists who came to the Emirate of Dubai for treatment and hospitalization were from Asian countries by 38 percent, followed by Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States by 24 percent, and the Arab countries and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries by 22 percent, noting that 55 percent of international health tourists were of males and 45 percent of females.

Multidisciplinary clinics came at the forefront of medical facilities that received patients, with a percentage of 70 percent, then specialized clinics with 16 percent, followed by hospitals and one-day surgery centers with 14 percent.

According to the authority’s statistics, the three medical specialties that most attract health tourists are dermatology, 43 percent, dentistry, 18 percent, and gynecology, 16 percent. Tourists who came to Dubai from three continents, namely Asia, Europe and Africa, accepted other medical specialties with rates of return. Variable including orthopedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, fertility treatments, health and hospitalization.

A group of medical specialties witnessed a noticeable increase in the number of health tourists, as "dental medicine" accounted for 45 percent of patients from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, then Asian countries with 28 percent, followed by European countries by 15 percent. "Dermatology" was 31 percent from Asian countries, 27 percent from European countries, 26 percent from the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries... while the percentage of patients seeking "gynecology" was 57 percent from Asian countries, 15 percent from European countries, and 13 percent from European countries. percent of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries.. while the percentage of demand for "orthopedics" reached 36 percent from Asian countries, 29 percent from European countries, and 17 percent from the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries.

"Ophthalmology" attracted 33 percent of health tourists from Asian countries, 23 percent from the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries, and 18 percent from African countries. The percentage of patients receiving "fertility medicine" was 34 percent from Asian countries and 24 percent from Asian countries. percent from African countries, 19 percent from European countries, and “plastic surgery” medicine, 36 percent from the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries, 31 percent from European countries, and 14 percent from Asian countries.

In the field of "public health and hospitalization", the percentage of patients from European countries reached 45 percent, then the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries by 25 percent, followed by Asian countries by 12 percent.

These statistics reflect the arrival of large numbers of health tourists from countries with a long history in medicine, which confirms the development of medical facilities in Dubai, whether governmental, private or multinational, the high level of medical competencies based on these facilities, and the value of diversity in subspecialties.

These achievements come as part of the continuous efforts made by the Dubai Health Authority to raise the level of efficiency and quality of health services provided by health facilities in the emirate to keep pace with the best international standards and practices that focus on patient safety and in a manner that enhances the competitiveness of the health system in Dubai as an ideal destination for health and medical tourism and a leading destination In the field of medical education, research and scientific innovation.

The Dubai Health Authority's hospitals and facilities and the private sector's obtaining a set of international accreditations and international certificates also contributed to enhancing confidence in medical services and encouraging medical tourism.

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