UAE’s healthcare sector leads regionally, globally with scientific breakthroughs in 2023

UAE’s healthcare sector leads regionally, globally with scientific breakthroughs in 2023

ABU DHABI: The UAE's healthcare sector is continuing to excel and lead regionally and globally in 2023 in terms of medical services and scientific achievements, reaffirming its readiness to face all health challenges, and in line with the best international standards.

According to the Prosperity Index report by the Legatum Institute, the UAE ranked first in three key global competitiveness indexes in the healthcare sector, for its national early detection programmes, scope of medical coverage, and the antenatal care coverage.

The country also ranked second globally and first regionally in the Health Outcomes Index published by the Open Data Watch in their 2022 Open Data Inventory report.

The UAE topped the list of countries in the Middle East and Africa in terms of innovative drugs containing new active substances and the speed of assessing and approving regulatory drug files.

UAE has the highest healthcare spending growth rate in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with its healthcare spending projected to reach US$30.7 billion (AED112.6 billion) by 2027, at a compound annual growth rate of 7.4 percent, according to a report by Alpen Capital.

Emirati health authorities, represented by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi, and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), officially