With its giant skyscrapers, sandy beaches, and luxury retail outlets, the UAE has everything you need from a top-class destination. Thanks to its convenient location and widespread international network, it’s also quite easy to get to from most parts of the world. However, it is far more than just a great place for a holiday. In the 2021-22 Medical Tourism Index, Abu Dhabi ranked 9th out of 46 global destinations for medical tourism. Dubai was ranked 6th globally, and #1 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The UAE is also home to 213 JCI-accredited medical facilities, the most in any country in the world. Amongst that are leading primary, secondary, and tertiary care centres as well as a growing list of aesthetic & wellness centres, and alternative treatment options such as Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, and Naturopathy.
Thanks to the proactive efforts of the UAE government and programs like ‘Dubai Health Experience’, picking the UAE as a medical tourism destination is a great choice. With its global headquarters in Dubai, Mediglobe is partnered with a wide range of hospitals, clinics, and wellness centres in the country. We can offer solutions across departments and treatments, catering to everything from health check-ups and dental treatments to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and robotic surgery.
UAE Factbox
Quality of Care: ★★★★★
Cost of Care: ★★★★☆
Travel Convenience: ★★★★★
Ease of Obtaining Visa: ★★★☆☆
Tourism Friendliness: ★★★★★
Why You Should Choose the UAE
Wide range of treatment options across departments and therapies
Access to the latest technologies, tools, and techniques
Highly trained medical professionals from all over the world
Feel at home with a wide range of food choices & languages spoken
Ease of access from most parts of the world, and easy visa processing
Top Treatments in the UAE
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Bariatric Treatments
Sports Medicine
Cosmetology
Things to Remember
Visas to the UAE are applied for by the treating hospital, and therefore the patient may have to pay in advance to confirm their treatment.
Currently, some African nationalities such as Nigerian, Ugandan, Rwandan, Cameroonian, and Liberians are ineligible for any type of visas to the UAE.
The UAE offers visa waiver programs for some nationalities such as British, American, and those from the European Union.