(MENAFN) Data showed that medical tourism revenues in Dubai reached USD272.2 million in the January-June period of this year and the number of patients rose to 260,000.
Dubai government is continuing to lay down the right infrastructure to support the medical sector, as the UAE is moving the depend less on oil revenues and focus on education and healthcare.
Striving for 'quality not quantity', a top medical official said Dubai's top incoming patient groups for medical tourism travel from neighboring GCC countries as well as Asia and Africa.
'Wellness tourism is growing in popularity. People are looking to prevent illness and prolong life,' head of Medical Tourism Office at Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said in a statement.
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