Dubai is a new and rising destination for medical tourism. To help country rise from among top 20 nations for medical tourism to top 10 the Dubai Health Authority has already started meeting with private hospitals for discussion from last month. Dubai Health Authority is serious about discussion with these hospitals about constituting new medical tourism strategy and providing instruction to hospitals about things to do and include in promotion of medical tourism in the nation.
Dubai as a country has grown tremendously in last 2-3 decades. Country which was previously known to be a desert in now the world attraction for real estate business, tourism and annual international business fairs. Country has also grown a lot in health care industry. Dubai boasts of western standard health care facilities but at much cheaper costs. Various treatments and procedures in Dubai cost around 30 to 80 percent cheaper as compared to costs in countries like US, UK and Australia etc.
Dubai is already on the way to offer medical tourism packages to patients that will include visa, stay and leisure activities and those accompanying the patients. All the hospitals and clinics will be required to provide these all inclusive services and also get registered with Medical Tourism Club as per new medical tourism policy that would be effective from Sept-2014 onwards.
Highlights of medical tourism industry in Dubai:
- 10+ JCI accredited hospitals and clinics
- Dubai got the first hospital in middle east to be accredited by JCI
- Staff at Dubai hospitals and clinics is fluent and comfortable speaking in English
- Translators also available
- Free Visa on arrival at Airport
- A small Visa fee is you are entering Dubai by land route
- Daily flights by various carriers from around the globe
- Lots of tourist attractions & luxury shopping destinations - Upon treatment one must not miss a camel ride and belly dance.
- Quality hotels and restaurants for your stay (Though it's difficult to find a budget hotel in Dubai, there are few budget hotels)
