UAE Health care

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UAE Healthcare
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UAE Healthcare Market
DHA and HAAD is the regulatory authority for the
health insurance sector in the Dubai and Abu
Dhabi respectively
Health insurance providers
Individuals and dependents
Health services providers

• The DHA made it mandatory for all UAE residents
  to be insured by June 30 2016
• This includes not just individuals but also their
  dependents
• No new visa is issued if the individual is not
  insured.

• Major health insurance companies in the UAE are
  like Daman Insurance, Axa Dubai, Aetna
  International, RSA Direct, Now Health
  International.
• Insurance marketplace is playing an increasingly
  important role in the industry.
• Bayzat is one of the more prominent companies in
  the marketplace.

• The above includes major hospitals such as
  American Hospital, NMC Hospital Group, GMC
  Clinics..etc
• Dubai is emerging as a major spot for medical
  tourism.
• While the facilities are top notch, the
  infrastructure is under pressure, leading to
  shortage of both nurses and doctors.

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UAE Overview

• The UAE is rapidly developing private health
  sector that delivers a high standard of
  healthcare to the population.
• The UAE spends approximately 1,200 per person
  each year in healthcare, ranking it among the top
  20 countries in the world for healthcare spending
  per capita.
• The UAE is one of the most developed markets in
  the Middle East, with a strong healthcare
  infrastructure.
• The UAE is increasing its national healthcare
  system to fulfill the growing needs of people.
• Due to the constant increase in demand for
  quality healthcare and with the efforts taken by
  the UAE government to promote itself as a medical
  tourism hub, the healthcare industry in the
  emirate is witnessing tremendous growth.

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UAE government initiatives
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Shortfall of nurses a major cause for concern

• One major problem is the shortfall of qualified
  medical personnel. According to Deloittes 2015
  Global Healthcare Outlook, the workforce, notably
  the nurses and physicians, was dominated by
  expatriates.
• Lack of interest for this profession, poor pay
  and lack of clarity about the role are some of
  the challenges for nursing.
• People need to understand what nurses do and for
  that, people should be educated about nursing as
  a skill, the demand it has globally and the
  opportunities that come along with it.
• The UAE significantly depends on foreign
  nationals to meet its healthcare requirements.

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• In Dubai, only 55 out of the 3000 plus nurses are
  Emiratis. While in 2013, there were 28 nurses for
  every 100,000 people in the UAE, the number has
  only slightly increased to 31 in 2015.
• Abu Dhabi Medical Congress revealed that out of
  the 23,000 to 25,000 nurses in the UAE, only 3
  per cent nurses are Emiratis

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HOSPITALS IN THE UAE
Emirate Total Population Government Hospitals Private Hospitals No. of Beds
Abu Dhabi 2.5 mil 14 25 4,226
Dubai 2.1 mil 6 32 3,857
Sharjah 1.5 mil 5 10 898
Ras Al Khaimah 300,000 4 1 562
Ajman 240,000 1 2 189
Fujairah 558,000 2 1 358
Umm Al Quwain 606,000 1 ---- 606
TOTAL 33 71 10,696
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Few examples of hospitals
Ranking World Rank Institute Size
1 2058 American Hospital 4203
2 2134 NMC Hospital Group 2049
3 2608 GMC Clinics 8789
4 3001 Zulekha Hospital 2257
5 3203 Tawam Hospital 5026
6 4181 Sheikh Khalifa Medical City 4037
7 4486 Mediclinic Middle East (EHL HealthCare Management Services) 3438
8 4888 Al Zahra Private Hospital 5077
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Steps taken to improve health care by UAE

• The UAE is taking several positive steps to
  improve health care industry. The Ministry of
  Health is looking to enhance the nursing
  profession and establish a program that will
  attract the Emiratis to take up nursing as a
  profession.
• In 2010, the UAE Nursing and Midwifery Council
  was formed to look after the licensing as well as
  regulation of nurses, enhance the education of
  nurses and reduce the problems within the
  profession.
• Most infectious diseases like malaria, measles
  and poliomyelitis that were once prevalent in the
  UAE have been eradicated. New vaccination
  campaigns are taking place to protect against
  chicken pox, pertusis and the rotavirus.

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Universities that offer undergraduate nursing
studies in the UAE

• Higher Colleges of Technology, Fatima College of
  Health Sciences, Sharjah University and Ras Al
  Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University
  which also offers a postgraduate program.
• As a part of Dubais 10 year plan, there is a
  need for at least 7523 doctors and 8510 nurses to
  address the health care requirements of the
  Emiratis. In order to overcome this, three new
  medical colleges and five new nursing schools
  will be established. This would further aid in
  developing domestic talent.

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DHAs work to improve nursing profession

• The pay scale offered to the nurses would be
  increased so as to make it at par with other GCC
  and global countries.
• Flexible work hours will also be implemented.
• The worlds largest healthcare free zone, the
  Dubai Health Care City (DHCC) and has partnered
  with Queens University Belfast for expanding the
  Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and
  Health Sciences(MBR-UMHS) and its College of
  Medicine and to assist in curriculum development,
  recruitment, staff selection, etc.

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Projects in pipeline

• Dubai
• 40 healthcare centers
• 6 specialized centers at New Rashid Hospital
  Heart, cancer, cosmetic surgery, day surgery, a
  diagnostic center, and a center for treating
  kidney problems 
• Aster DM Healthcare 3 hospitals (270 beds)
• Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH) One Hospital
  at the Dubai Silicon Oasis (300 beds)
• Mohammed bin Rashid Hospital Located on Sheikh
  Mohammed bin Zayed Road
• New Rashid Hospital by DHA (300 beds 160 beds
  for emergencies)
• The University Hospital Fakeeh Medical
  University at the Dubai Silicon Oasis

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• Abu Dhabi / Western Region
• Al Bustan Speciality Hospital - Mussafeh
• Bin Omeir Hospital
• Burjeel Medical City (a part of Mohammad Bin
  Zayed City) by VPS Healthcare
• Burjeels Reem Island Daycare Centre
• Dialysis Center
• SAS Al Nakheel Hospital
• Womens Health Hospital in SKMC (838 beds)
• Zayed Military Hospital
• Al Towayya Ambulatory Healthcare Center
• Al Ain Hospital (a new replacement), increasing
  bed capacity from 412 to 713

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Adoption of PPP model

• The UAEs public policy for health care focuses
  on developing organizational and legal frameworks
  based on best practice, and to overhaul and
  upgrade the private and public sector health
  service capabilities. In addition, public policy
  action will set priorities for health services
  development within the sector.
• The UAE in its modernization and path of reform
  is now evolving funding to focus on increasingly
  important public-private partnerships. The UAE is
  working with leading global institutions to
  further develop its health care system.

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Health insurance facilitating growth

• A new law requiring compulsory health insurance
  for all Dubai residents is one of the steps taken
  by Dubai health authority which improves the
  health care sector.
• Health insurance in Abu Dhabi became compulsory
  in 2005.
• The UAE has a lot of health insurance providers
  like Daman Insurance, Axa Dubai, Aetna
  International, RSA Direct, Now Health
  International, Bupa Dubai, ADNIC, Orient
  Insurance Company and Oman Insurance Company.