Dubai presses forward with medical tourism strategy
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Dubai is moving closer to rolling out the national medical tourism strategy, as authorities invite hospitals for official evaluations.
Hospitals and health facilities interested in being part of this initiative are required to fill out the detailed medical tourism eligibility forms and submit all documents to the medical tourism department within the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
The applications will be evaluated by the medical tourism committee which will then award healthcare providers platinum, gold or silver membership based on their score.
The applicants are required to provide details of the medical procedures they would like to promote, and the credentials of the doctors who will perform them. This information will be verified with the DHA health regulation office as part of the secondary verification check.
The assessment will also take into account patient comfort, considering translation and chauffeur services that would all be part of the medical tourism package.
Dr Ramadan Ibrahim, director of medical regulation and director of the medical tourism programme, told press; “In order to achieve this, hospitals will be asked to chalk out medical tourism packages. The package will include treatment, visa, hotel accommodation as well as recreational activities for families who accompany the patient.
“The first package will be launched in September this year and will be wellness and preventive services package. This includes executive full body check-ups, and more.”
The Dubai medical tourism website will be will be launched by the last quarter of 2014.
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