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UAE: All Set to Become a Global Healthcare Hub.

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UAE: All Set to Become a Global Healthcare Hub.

UAE’s health care system is all set to undergo a significant transformation in the global market. It is predicted that in the next five years, UAE’s health care sector will grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 75%. Medical tourism is also expected to get a massive thrust.

The emerging trend of spending in private healthcare facilities and inclination towards preventive care owing to a robust healthcare system and health consciousness have propelled the revenue generated in recent years. This is only expected to surge further.

In addition, the ongoing global pandemic has yanked the entire world’s attention towards a single important factor — healthcare. UAE has been prompt enough to heed the calling and has pepped up its healthcare system.

People of the UAE have realized the scaling necessity for care during health and illness. A whopping response to the state-of-the-art system with modern care facilities followed. This is expected to continue post-Covid. The rise in lifestyle diseases and increased awareness for precaution and treatment have led to the demand for excellence in healthcare, and medical establishments are only ready to oblige.

The UAE has also been quick to adopt technologies in healthcare services that have become the need of time for fast and efficient deliverance. For instance, telehealth that had been trending pre-Covid got a significant impetus during Covid. New, smart technologies are being adopted by the healthcare ecosystem of the UAE to enable people easy access to care. Newer models are expected to emerge in the coming few years to fulfill the healthcare needs of citizens, ex-pats, and medical tourists.

Compulsory health insurance in UAE and the government’s willingness to spend on healthcare have further encouraged the residents to seek treatment. The growing population of the elderly and the need for long-term care, including home care facilities, led to the demand for excellence in healthcare.

The robust healthcare system that is only growing in leaps and bounds promises many business opportunities in the field and its allied services. There is also a growing need for qualified medical professionals in UAE.

Looking at the overall scenario of the healthcare sector in UAE, one can comfortably say that it is all set to become a global healthcare hub.

We chose a few of the healthcare service providers that have been at the forefront of the race and featured them in our latest edition of Insights Care — UAE’s 10 Best Healthcare Service Providers 2021.

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