Webinar highlights Dubai’s latest health tourism opportunities

Webinar highlights Dubai’s latest health tourism opportunities

DUBAI — The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), represented by the Health Tourism Department, recently participated in a webinar organized by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing in Dubai for travel agents and tour operators from West Africa.The virtual event was held to explore the promising opportunities in the African market, which benefits from Dubai's advanced health tourism programs. Following the lifting of travel bans to the emirate, many African tourists are looking forward to traveling to Dubai for wellness or medical reasons.They are keen to resume their travel plans to seek treatment or consultation in various specializations such as orthopedic, dental aesthetics and ophthalmology.The webinar, which sought to increase the awareness of African travel agencies about the various health tourism offerings of Dubai, was attended by Mohamed Al Mheiri, director of the Health Tourism Department of DHA, a representative from Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), Dubai Health Experience (DXH) group members, which include the American Hospital, NMC Healthcare, and the Armada