Emirates and Dubai Health Authority (DHA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to promote medical tourism in Dubai and fulfill the emirate’s goal of attracting 500,000 medical tourists by the year 2020.

HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group and Humaid Mohammad Al Qatami, chairman of the board and director-general of DHA signed the MOU on the sidelines of the Arab Travel Market on Tuesday.

The aim of the MoU is to cultivate Emirates' international status and widespread travel routes to fulfil the medical tourism project, Dubai Health Experience (DXH), launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council.

As part of the MoU, Emirates packages and tickets can be booked through DXH’s website www.dxh.ae, which is a first-of-its-kind website that has all the relevant medical tourism information including: medical tourism packages, tickets and hotel booking etc. under a single portal.
   
The medical services include but are not limited to surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, dental, treatments and specialised tests, to name a few.

Sheikh Ahmed said: “Emirates remains committed to government and private sector initiatives that promote Dubai as a global hub for trade, tourism and sport. We are pleased to be working with DHA to make Dubai the preferred destination for medical tourism through our extensive global network covering the six continents."
 
Al Qatami said Emirates is DHA’s strategic partner, adding that the airline is one of the main supporters of the authority’s objective to revitalise medical tourism and make Dubai the preferred destination for medical tourism.

He also said that the MoU reflects the unlimited support of Sheikh Ahmed towards the authorities’ projects and objectives stressing that Sheikh Ahmad’s support is considered an important incentive to the success of the project. - TradeArabia News Service