Dubai Medical city had a great growth last
year in the occupancy rate of its main buildings to the rate of 94% as a result
of the increase in number of its new residents and projects partners.
Marwan Abdin (CEO of the city) said that they are working on second stage of the project which includes launching two new projects to develop medical sector in the region on 19 million square feet area.
Abdin said that Azizi group for investment are building a fascinating 5 star hotel in the 2nd stage of the project if the design of the project is approved.
The final design are nearly at its end stages and its expected to start the 2nd stage at the 2nd quarter of this year which will include also the International Science University during first stages of construction.
The construction of the electricity station with 132 kilovolt to provide electricity for the project has started, the station will support the project and ease the construction of its infrastructure.
Abdin said that Dubai Medical city has achieved growth in number of visits by patients 1.2 million visits compared to 1 million visit in 2013 and that 48% of patients are the tourists of medical needs.
Survey held under the command of Dubai Medical city showed that 48% of these tourists are from the GCC countries , the city licensed 748 specialists working in healthcare field that the total number of specialists among the city is now 4534 also 9 new healthcare centers were opened during 2014.
17 organizations had new trade offices in the city in 2014 in addition to the announcement for the establishment of Mohamed Ben Rashed University for Medicine and Health Sciences and its hospital , the number of doctors that joined the Dentistry college till now are 53 doctors.
Mohamed Ben Rashed
Medical Academy hosted more than 300 events and more than 20000 attendants and
the practice of more than 2120 specialist in medical care field in Ahmed Al
Habtour center for Medical Simulation , the city launched electronic exams
system for doctors and dentists from more than 30 countries.
Marwan Abdin said that the city continued its growth since its launch 12 years ago and its expected to continue its growth with all the new projects that will be held and all the important announcements that have been revealed specially the launch of Mohamed Ben Rashed University of Medicine and Health Sciences and its hospital.
Dr. Wagdy Al Doghma the COO of the city said that the city now has 130 hospitals , clinics and medical diagnosis labs and 180 non medical buildings which make the city unique and special.
He added that the medical academic education is the base of the operations in the city including Mohamed Ben Rashed Medical Academy and Khalaf Al Habtour Medical simulation Center and Mohamed Ben Rashed University for Medicine and Health Sciences and its hospital and Dubai Dentistry College which will provide students from Emirates and other nationalities with university and postgraduate programs.
The University in corporation with Britain's Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh will provide 6 postgraduate programs in dentistry certified by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research , 6 new professors has joined the University in 2014 to become 15 in total.
53 doctors in total joined Dubai Dentistry college most of them are from Emirates in addition to doctors from Saudi Arabia , Jordan , Iran , Palestine , India , Greece , UK and Syria , the most popular programs within the postgraduate programs offered by the college are orthodontics, followed by children and Dentistry Oral Surgery.
He added that the city has signed 22 Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens company , Cambridge University Hospitals , General Electric for healthcare , Gulphar Company , Dubai Medical College for girls and City University in London.
Mohamed Ben Rashed Medical Academy launched a lot of exams including Arabic board for Emergency Medicine , The exam membership and Fellowship of the Royal College of Occupational Medicine in Ireland, and exam Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of women and Gynecology in London, and exam for Dubai Medical College, and exam Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and exams by the British Council, and the exam Fellowship of the Royal College of Australian general practitioners, which was held for the first time outside of Australia
He added that the opening of the regional office of the American Heart Association for the Middle East and North Africa at the Mohammed Ben Rashed Medical Academy Office collaborates with 212 centers and training sites linked to the American Heart Association, so that these centers provide training courses in the fields of resuscitation and first aid in the region, as the first version of Conference Emirates clinical simulation.
The first, which was certified by the European Association for the application of simulation in medical education, and the organization of the second edition of the conference in collaboration with the European Society for Medical Simulation will be in June , the second edition of the conference will be on 24 and 25 February next in Mohammed Ben Rashed Medical Academy.
Dr. Ragaa Eisa Al Karf (Deputy Chairman of the Medical Dubai City)expected that healthcare sector will grow in the next few years based on the increase in the national incomes and increase in populations and endemic diseases and the stabilization of the political matters.
She considered Dubai Medical City to be the biggest free region specialized in healthcare in the world as it Includes a base to enhance the quality of health care services, and forward the progress of medical education, scientific research and medical tourism in Emirates and across the region.
The huge growth achieved by the city is expressed by the increase in number of its visitors , medical institutes and projects launched by the city as the newest project is Mohamed Ben Rashed University for Medicine and Health Sciences which aims to prepare an efficient professional generation in healthcare sector.
Marwan Abdin said that the city continued its growth since its launch 12 years ago and its expected to continue its growth with all the new projects that will be held and all the important announcements that have been revealed specially the launch of Mohamed Ben Rashed University of Medicine and Health Sciences and its hospital.
Dr. Wagdy Al Doghma the COO of the city said that the city now has 130 hospitals , clinics and medical diagnosis labs and 180 non medical buildings which make the city unique and special.
He added that the medical academic education is the base of the operations in the city including Mohamed Ben Rashed Medical Academy and Khalaf Al Habtour Medical simulation Center and Mohamed Ben Rashed University for Medicine and Health Sciences and its hospital and Dubai Dentistry College which will provide students from Emirates and other nationalities with university and postgraduate programs.
The University in corporation with Britain's Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh will provide 6 postgraduate programs in dentistry certified by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research , 6 new professors has joined the University in 2014 to become 15 in total.
53 doctors in total joined Dubai Dentistry college most of them are from Emirates in addition to doctors from Saudi Arabia , Jordan , Iran , Palestine , India , Greece , UK and Syria , the most popular programs within the postgraduate programs offered by the college are orthodontics, followed by children and Dentistry Oral Surgery.
He added that the city has signed 22 Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens company , Cambridge University Hospitals , General Electric for healthcare , Gulphar Company , Dubai Medical College for girls and City University in London.
Mohamed Ben Rashed Medical Academy launched a lot of exams including Arabic board for Emergency Medicine , The exam membership and Fellowship of the Royal College of Occupational Medicine in Ireland, and exam Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of women and Gynecology in London, and exam for Dubai Medical College, and exam Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and exams by the British Council, and the exam Fellowship of the Royal College of Australian general practitioners, which was held for the first time outside of Australia
He added that the opening of the regional office of the American Heart Association for the Middle East and North Africa at the Mohammed Ben Rashed Medical Academy Office collaborates with 212 centers and training sites linked to the American Heart Association, so that these centers provide training courses in the fields of resuscitation and first aid in the region, as the first version of Conference Emirates clinical simulation.
The first, which was certified by the European Association for the application of simulation in medical education, and the organization of the second edition of the conference in collaboration with the European Society for Medical Simulation will be in June , the second edition of the conference will be on 24 and 25 February next in Mohammed Ben Rashed Medical Academy.
Dr. Ragaa Eisa Al Karf (Deputy Chairman of the Medical Dubai City)expected that healthcare sector will grow in the next few years based on the increase in the national incomes and increase in populations and endemic diseases and the stabilization of the political matters.
She considered Dubai Medical City to be the biggest free region specialized in healthcare in the world as it Includes a base to enhance the quality of health care services, and forward the progress of medical education, scientific research and medical tourism in Emirates and across the region.
The huge growth achieved by the city is expressed by the increase in number of its visitors , medical institutes and projects launched by the city as the newest project is Mohamed Ben Rashed University for Medicine and Health Sciences which aims to prepare an efficient professional generation in healthcare sector.