159,000 surgeries performed in Dubai in 2021 as per the Dubai Health Authority report

Dubai: Dubai has 52 hospitals across the private and public health sectors and a bed capacity of 6400 beds as per 2021 statistics. 

The Emirate has more than 50,000 healthcare professionals in Dubai including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and technicians and in 2021, the number of surgeries conducted in Dubai was 159,000 as per Dubai Health Authority (DHA)’s annual statistics report.

Khalid Al Jallaf, Director of the Research, Studies and Data Analysis Department at the Dubai Health Authority said the report reflects the size and the exponential growth of the health sector in the Emirate and its ability to keep pace with future developments.

He highlighted the report is available on the DHA’s website and this is to ensure transparency as well as to cooperate with different stakeholders at the UAE, regional and international levels.

He said the report provides data that is beneficial for planning the future of the health sector in terms of capacity building – both for medical facilities such as hospitals and health centres as well as for capacity building in terms of human resources and specializations needed. DHA Annual Statistics Surgeries DHA Annual Statistics Surgeries

He said the in-depth report has been prepared by experts and can be used as an excellent tool by healthcare experts, planners and academicians to plan future strategies based on evidence-based data.

About Dubai Health Authority

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) provides a quality healthcare system in Dubai by setting and ensuring policies and strategies for healthcare in public and private hospitals and clinics in Dubai. DHA works to ensure that public health is protected and quality of life is improved, provides health strategy for Dubai to meet future needs, ensures partnerships between public and private health service providers, provides licensing and regulation across the Dubai Health Sector and strives to increase the transparency and accountability of the healthcare system in the emirate.