Healthy returns

How does DHCC fit into Dubai's Strategic Plan 2015?

One of the core strands of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 set out by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, is to improve the quality of healthcare services and the healthcare status of the population by improving health system planning to ensure service availability, accessibility and quality. DHCC is the brainchild of His Highness and is therefore central to this strategy.

Dubai Healthcare City is the world's first healthcare free zone and will boast two complementary communities: the Medical Community and the Wellness Community. The Medical Community, occupying an area of 4.1 million sq ft, focuses on clinical services for disease treatment and prevention, while the Wellness Community will complete DHCC's healthcare continuum by focusing on prevention, rejuvenation, integrative medicine, sports medicine and healthy living services.

What are the business benefits of operating within DHCC?

Operating within a highly professional environment which is regulated through the Centre of Healthcare Planning and Quality, which develop and implement rules and regulations in line with international healthcare best practice.

Strategically located in the heart of Dubai, DHCC is close to all major local and international transportation links, shopping and hotel facilities as well as green spaces.

It is also a part of an integrated community of respected, global healthcare brands and experts - and a pioneering healthcare project.

We are networking with other leading international and regional healthcare providers to build potential business (eg referrals) and enhance commercial relationships.

DHCC also offers one-stop shop for government services support to process administrative requirements.

DHCC has 100 percent tax-free set up and foreign ownership for businesses and no income tax or customs duty.

What Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) does DHCC engage in?

As a healthcare development, DHCC takes CSR very seriously. We are active on two levels: issues such as waste management, energy consumption, health and safety and labour are central to our delivery and we have created a number of initiatives involving stakeholders, to address these issues. We have an important role to play in raising public awareness of major health concerns and work with a wide range of organisations to engage the public.

For example, DHCC is a member of the ‘Making it our Business' Breast Cancer Campaign, which encourages Middle East businesses to leverage their potential life-saving impact on their communities.

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