Middle East
Qatar’s health expenditure to be valued at $12.8b by 2029
Qatar’s health expenditure to be valued at $12.8b by 2029
It is projected to grow at 13.6% CAGR.
Abu Dhabi awards $5.2m for healthcare research and innovation projects
11 grant recipients will develop projects under the DoH’s Research and Innovation Centre.
Burjeel acquires 100% stake in Makkah’s specialist physiotherapy centre
The total investment value amounts to approximately $1.73m (SAR 6.5m).
Qatar develops advanced occupational and environmental medicine programme
It is one of the outputs of the occupational health objectives outlined in the ‘Second National Health Strategy’.
Burjeel Holdings, Aasandha to provide medical care for Maldivian patients
Maldivian patients will have access to treatments at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi.
Qatar and Dominican Republic review cooperation in health
Both discussed opportunities for further development.
World Bank OKs $250m for Türkiye’s public health emergency preparedness
The funding will support improvements in capacity to detect and respond to health crises.
American Hospital Dubai employs VisAR augmented reality in tumour resection
It enables real-time window levelling and 3D visualisation.
HMC Oncology and Lymphedema Physiotherapy Department moves to QRI
The relocation features separate, dedicated therapy areas for male and female patients.
Qatar shuts down two private healthcare units for licencing violations
Legal and administrative measures are being taken against the violators involved.
Qatar launches e-learning platform for healthcare practitioners
It offers 17 evidence-based educational modules with additional content planned.
Turkey’s medical tourism market to reach $3.48b by 2029
Inbound medical tourism currently dominates the outbound segment.
Dubai Health expands strategic partnerships for paediatric care
It will cover areas such as advanced systems development and data management.
Qatar’s medical device market to reach $298.6m by 2028
The sector will benefit from stronger hydrocarbon output and a rebound in investment.
DOH Abu Dhabi and Accenture ink MoU to drive digital health transformation
Both parties will apply advanced tools for data standardisation.
Qatar, Generation Amazing Foundation partner for health and development
They will jointly launch the ‘Qatar Healthy Cities: Sports for Health and Development’ programme.
Abu Dhabi signs MoU with Microsoft to leverage AI in healthcare
Both entities will extract critical insights from structured and unstructured health data.