Dubai Healthcare City ^Company

DHCC provides local and overseas patients with more than 130 clinical facilities comprising JCI-accredited hospitals, outpatient medical centers and diagnostic laboratories, and 187 non-clinical facilities including healthcare consultancy, clinical research organizations, and patient education services. Medical tourism continues to play a significant role in driving traffic to the free zone, representing 15 per cent of total patients seeking treatment at DHCC in 2014. According to findings from a DHCC-commissioned survey released in August, 48 per cent medical tourists come primarily from the GCC; 32 per cent from the wider Arab World; 26 per cent from Eastern and Western Europe; and 23 per cent from Asia. The three most popular procedures are: first, infertility treatments, second, cosmetic treatments, and third, dental.