UAE students get a taste of pharmaceutical science at the Dubai Pharmacy College through series of seminars and workshops
Date: Dubai, UAE; June 22, 2023
News Highlights:
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Global healthcare spend is growing at 30 percent and reached US$10.06 trillion last year, which is about a tenth of the global GDP that last year reached US$101.6 trillion;
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Total healthcare spend in the Middle East and Africa is growing at a higher rate – 42 percent – to US$279 billion, due to lack of awareness on health issues, obesity and sedentary lifestyle;
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UAE healthcare spending is projected to outpace its GCC peers at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) 7.4 per cent to reach $30.7 billion by 2027 from $21.5 billion in 2022;
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Per capita healthcare spending in the UAE is expected to grow from $2,041.3 (Dh7,500) in 2022 to $2,689.4 (Dh9,870) in 2027.