Dubai receives 674,000 medical tourists from across the world in 2022

Dubai receives 674,000 medical tourists from across the world in 2022

Asian countries formed biggest chunk of visitors, data shows

Dubai’s strategic location, safety, exceptional infrastructure and world-leading amenities add to the factors that have raised its status as a medical tourism hub. - KT file

By WAM Published: Wed 12 Apr 2023, 4:01 PM

Dubai saw remarkable growth in medical tourism in 2022 with 674,000 medical tourists spending Dh992 million in the year, an increase of Dh262 million from 2021.

According to a report issued by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), 39 per cent percent of the medical tourists who came to Dubai were from Asian countries, 22 per cent from Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States and 21 per cent from Arab and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority, said Dubai’s ability to provide high-quality patient-centred medical care has accelerated its growth as an Arab, regional and international healthcare destination.

Dubai’s strategic location, safety, exceptional infrastructure and world-leading amenities add to the factors that have raised its status as a medical tourism hub, he noted.

The three specialities that saw the highest number of medical tourists were dermatology (31 per cent) dentistry (24 per cent) and gynecology (18 per cent).

Medical tourists from Asia, Europe and Africa,