UAE: Top French institute to open specialised women’s clinic at Abu Dhabi hospital

UAE: Top French institute to open specialised women’s clinic at Abu Dhabi hospital

It will not only provide world-class care but boost medical tourism in the country

Published: Sat 4 Feb 2023, 10:26 AM

Franco-European Multidisciplinary Institute of Endometriosis (IFEM Endo) will establish a specialised clinic for women at Abu Dhabi’s Burjeel Medical City.

The French institute will establish a centre of excellence for highly advanced minimally invasive surgeries for endometriosis – a disease where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing pain and/or infertility.

According to the World Health Organisation, endometriosis affects roughly 10 per cent of reproductive age women and girls globally. It is a chronic disease associated with severe, life-impacting pain during periods, sexual intercourse, bowel movements and/or urination, chronic pelvic pain, abdominal bloating, nausea, fatigue, and sometimes depression, anxiety, and infertility.

Thus, the new clinic will not only provide world-class care for women but boost medical tourism in the UAE.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bordeaux-based French institute and Abu Dhabi-headquartered Burjeel Holdings, whereby the IFEM Endo Middle East Clinic will be established at Burjeel Medical City in April. The clinic will serve as a central referral receiving station for the UAE and the GCC, and will enable endometriosis research and publications, as well as