13-Sep-17 The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons reported a 40% drop in visits to high-end UK facilities in 2016, as patients increasingly go abroad to locations such as Thailand and Dubai for low cost, high quality, patient-focused care. [image: The Telegraph]

10-Sep-17 Funding of AED370 mn (USD101 mn) has been raised for the Saudi German Hospital in Dubai. The Sharia compliant financing will be used to fund both operations and expansion, allowing the hospital to offer more specialised treatments. [image: Cobone]

29-Jul-17 Dubai witnessed 326,649 international patients in 2016, up 9.5% from 2015. Plans are underway to strengthen its position in the healthcare sector through targeted marketing to China, Russia and Africa medical tourists. [image: Trade Arabia]

26-Jun-17 The wellness tourism market in the UAE is leading regional peers, with one in seven tourism dollars tied to a trip with a wellness component. Within that, spas and relaxation are growing most actively. [image: Beauty World Middle East]

14-May-17 Since the 2014 launch of Dubai's medical tourism vision, there were 630,831 medical tourists. "This could potentially boost the economy by USD710 mn a year by 2020." said Linda Abdullah of the Medical Tourism Wellness Council. [image: Hotelier Middle East]