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UAE medical tourism sales up by 5.5%, reaching Dh12b in 2018

Medical tourism sales in the UAE increased 5.5 percent year-over-year to reach Dh12.1 billion in 2018, with growth supported by several government-led initiatives and the rising number of medical tourists in the country, a new analysis released by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed. The analysis, based on recent data from Euromonitor International and Fitch Solutions, found that health expenditure in the UAE amounted to an estimated Dh50.3 billion in 2018, marking a 5.4 percent increase compared to the…