UAE healthcare spend to swell | ZAWYA MENA Edition

UAE healthcare spend to swell | ZAWYA MENA Edition

The UAE's healthcare industry remains one of its fastest-growing sectors, evidenced by the growing number of hospitals and clinics across the country. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a momentous impact on all aspects of the industry, paving the way for increased expenditure to meet high consumer demand.Healthcare-related expenditure in the Gulf grew from $60 billion in 2013 to $76 billion in 2019, and is expected to grow to a further $89 billion by 2022, an overall increase of nearly 50 per cent from 2013 to 2022, according to a new KPMG report that offers insight into opportunities, trends and emerging growth areas.This would be supported by added investments into shaping quaternary care facilities for transplants as well as academics and research. There is also opportunity to start single specialty