Abu Dhabi is set to organize the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress

Friday, October 4, 2019

For the first time, Abu Dhabi is all prepared to organize the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress (WMTC), as the industry conference brings its 12th edition to the capital of UAE from 15-17 October 2019.

WMTC Abu Dhabi – organized by Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau, a part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) in partnership with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, – will attract representatives from the top hospitals, insurance companies, payers, ministries and other industry players from over 90 countries.

The 2019 event will target on China and Russia, along with the GCC countries like Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and other Middle East (MENA) countries and Northern Africa.

The event’s first day will have the Ministerial Summit, along with hospital site tours and an all-day workshop event for industry insiders. The final two days of the Congress will have keynote speeches and three educational sessions.

“Medical tourists can spend weeks in their destination, typically alongside family members,” said Jonathan Edelheit, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) and WMTC Abu Dhabi. “As a result, medical travel and health tourism can have a big economic impact on the entire tourism sector,” he added.

To quote HE Saif Saeed Ghobash, Undersecretary of DCT Abu Dhabi, “We are proud to partner with the Medical Tourism Association to bring the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress to Abu Dhabi, a move in line with our strategy to transform the emirate into a world-class healthcare hub. As an area with huge growth potential, the medical tourism sector is one of our primary focuses at the moment, an avenue through which we seek to further fuel the dynamic growth of the capital, in sync with the United Arab Emirates’ economic diversification plan.”

“Abu Dhabi has all the necessary infrastructure to become one of the most popular medical tourism destinations in the world, offering world-class medical care and facilities alongside diverse cultural, retail and leisure attractions, all in a safe, secure and family-friendly destination. We are confident that the emirate can provide the best possible care and experience not only for patients but also their families and carers,” he added.

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