UAE is known as one of the most favorable destination for people from around the world. Every year, the rich Gulf country is visited by millions of tourists while thousands also choose UAE as their place of residence for various reasons. The abundance of job and business opportunities is just one of many reasons for UAE to become one of the world’s most famous places. In fact, many citizens of the developed western countries also prefer Dubai and other cities of UAE for their permanent residence due to the security and comfort they receive here.
An important reason that foreign tourists and citizens of other countries are selecting UAE for their residence is the type of medical services that they avail in the Gulf state. Today, medical tourism is important revenue driven sector for UAE because it provides one of the world’s best medical facilities at affordable costs. The growth in the said sector is flourishing with the passage of time and the government is making continuous efforts to enhance the quality and quantity of healthcare facilities for its residents and visitors.
It is evident from a recent report that the UAE’s health sector will generate more jobs opportunities in the current year 2018. These new job opportunities will be available in medical tourism, primary healthcare, medical technology, specialized care, mandatory insurance and other segments.
Currently, the expenditure on health sector in the GCC is around $76 billion which is estimated to increase at around $105 billion by 2022. Bulk of this expenditure will be contributed by UAE and Saudi Arabia. The annual average growth in the expenditure during this period will be around 6.6%. Most of this growth percentage will be seen in UAE and Oman. The factors that are playing most important part in the growth of health sector in UAE include: UAE’s mission to become the medical tourism hub in the region, increase in its population and high prevalence of chronic illnesses due to modern lifestyle.
It is expected that many jobs in healthcare sector in 2018 and beyond in UAE will be available in the modern and innovated fields of lab information system, nanotechnology, patient experience management etc. It is because the country is successfully adopting the latest technology in all sectors especially in the healthcare sector.
This is really satisfying news for professionals and entrepreneurs related to healthcare industry as several job and business opportunities for foreigners are available in one of the world’s most business supportive places. If you want to take full advantage of these available opportunities, then we can assist you in completing all the legal requirements of the whole process. You can contact Riz & Mona Consultancy via WhatsApp # 971-56-9971225.
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