Middle East
Healthcare and travel insurance in United Arab Emirates
$2,402health spend per person
Healthcare in United Arab Emirates
Excellent private hospitals in Dubai and Abu Dhabi with English-speaking staff, but costs are high without insurance. Emergencies are treated, then billed.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies everywhere, many open 24 hours; antibiotics need a prescription and codeine products are restricted.
- Doctors: 3.0 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 999 · Ambulance 998 · Fire 997.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: United Arab Emirates
- Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security
- GDRFA Dubai
- UAE Ministry of Health medicine permits (EDE)
- World Bank open data
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