 How is the Healthcare Market Positioned in UAE?
     The healthcare market in the country has been immensely driven by the 
      rising High prevalence of diabetes and obesity, aging population in the 
      country, rising medical tourism, government support to build advanced 
      healthcare infrastructure, mandate health insurance policy in Abu Dhabi & 
      Dubai, and accelerating self-caring attitude among the people. The 
      pharmaceuticals segment has experienced a substantial growth in the last 
      five years majorly due to increased prevalence of chronic diseases among 
      the UAE residents and large number of medical tourists entering into the 
      UAE for their treatment purpose. There are several factors which have led 
      to this growth such as increased prevalence of obesity and diabetes, 
      increased expenditure by government on healthcare facilities towards its 
      strategy Medical tourism hub – Dubai, increased per capita income of 
      people in UAE, & implementation of mandate health insurance in Dubai 
      and Abu Dhabi. 
    The medical tourism in the country has increased at a rapid pace during the 
     last five years, and is anticipated to experience high growth during the 
     forecast period. The government of the UAE is working hard to achieve its 
     target of ~ medical tourists in Dubai in 2020 as a part of 'Dubai, a Global 
     Destination for Medical Tourism' project launched by His Highness Shaikh 
     Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai 
     and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai. The government strategy 
     is expected to achieve laurels by 2020 as the number of medical tourists 
     in the nation is increasing every year. Year 2014 and 2015 welcomed ~ 
     and ~tourists in UAE respectively which is further expected to increase to 
     ~ in 2016 and ~ in 2020, generating revenue of approximately USD ~ 
     million and USD ~ million respectively. 
       What factors have Led to the High Imports of Medical Devices in 
        the UAE?
      UAE is an import driven market in context to medical devices. The imports of 
        medical devices and accounted for a lion share of ~% from the total 
        revenue market in 2015 in both the segments. Expanding healthcare 
        infrastructure in the country is the major factor which is driving medical 
        devices market in the UAE . On the basis of applications, medical devices 
        market is differentiated into diagnostic imaging products, medical 
        consumables, dental products, assistive devices, orthopedic and implants, 
        and others. Diagnostic imaging products dominated the market with 
        revenue share of ~% in 2015 owing to the rising number of diagnostic 
        centers and increased demand for diagnostic procedures to cater rising 
        incident rate of chronic diseases in the country. Household demand for 
        medical devices is on rise in the UAE. The segment experienced the 
        growth of ~% over the span of six years. Rising availability of medical 
        devices to undergo procedures at home, economic affordability of home-
        use devices, and pressure of work prohibiting individuals to visit 
        healthcare centers and hospital for procedures are the major factors which 
        have escalated the household demand.
    Institutional demand however, is dominating the market with revenue share 
     of ~% in 2015. Large number of procedures, high demand for 
     technologically advanced equipment with rapidly developing healthcare 
     infrastructure in the country and the economic stability of the government 
     to purchase innovative and expensive medical devices has helped the 
     segment in gaining dominance in market, in terms of revenue in UAE. Abu 
     Dhabi dominated the UAE Medical Devices market in the year 2015, with 
     the revenue share of ~%. Presence of large number of hospitals in the 
     region to cater high population is the major factor which has led to the 
     dominance of the region with respect to sales of medical devices. Dubai 
     incarcerated second position with the revenue share of ~% in 2015. Rising 
     number of healthcare settings owing to the elevating medical tourism in 
     the emirate has driven the market for Dubai.
       What is the role of Increased Investment in Healthcare Sector in 
        UAE Medical Devices Market?
      Rising investment on healthcare infrastructure is the major trend which has 
        resulted in increased demand for medical devices in the UAE. In 2015, the 
        Ministry of Health, UAE gave licenses to ~ health facilities including three 
        hospitals, four day surgery centers, ~ polyclinics, ~ pharmacies, four 
        diagnostic centers, and ~ other healthcare facilities. Additionally, many 
        healthcare providers are opening new avenues in the country. For 
        instance, Vital Poly Clinic is opening new centers of skin clinic for providing 
        solutions for different skin diseases ranging from acne to HIV related skin 
        issues. Similarly, Medstar Day Surgery Center is in plans to invest around 
        USD ~ million for setting day surgery center in the UAE. Dubai Health 
        Authority had also announced that the government agency would be 
        establishing three new hospitals and~ health centers by 2025 in Dubai. All 
        these newly established centers would demand for medical devices. Gulf 
        Drug LLC, Abu Dhabi International Medical Services, Modern 
        Pharmaceutical Company, and Atlas Medical are major importers in the 
        market who are working as exclusive partners for medical devices 
        manufacturers. Gulf Drug LLC dominated the market with revenue share of 
        ~% in 2015.