Urology in the UAE
摘要
The UAE healthcare sector continues to expand to meet the ever-increasing needs of the UAE’s population and the country’s vision to become a regional medical tourism hub. The nation has recently witnessed significant population growth, which is one of the drivers of this expansion. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a projection that the UAE’s population would grow from 9.4 million people in 2017 to 11.055 million by 2030. Despite the pandemic-induced initial exodus of many foreign workers from the UAE, recent months have shown a reversal in this movement in the medium term. The other factor coming into play is the demographic shift driving the growth of the UAE’s healthcare sector, since the UAE’s population is slowly beginning to age, matched with government facilities to improve health, lifestyle, and retirement plans. This has led to many expats choosing to remain in the UAE during their retirement. The projected percentage of the UAE’s population above the age of 65 will, according to the World Bank, increase from 1.1% at present to 4.4% by 20301. This will stimulate demand for healthcare and geriatric care in particular. In this chapter, we demonstrate the rate of growth in various aspects of urological healthcare in the UAE and the factors influencing this growth, making it a strong contender among the developed healthcare systems globally.