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Vice President of Medical Affairs in the American University in Beirut visits Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center in Dubai Healthcare City

Dubai May 2008 – Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Centre Dr. Nadim Cortas and Dr. Fadi Bitar, of Pediatrics, Director of the Children’s Heart Center and Coordinator of External Programs in Medicine visited Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Centre in Dubai Healthcare City and were impressed with the world class services the centre offers to patients. The two healthcare entities are affiliated through the Consultant Physicians Centre which is also part of the Dr. Sulaiman al Habib Medical Group.

The meeting included in depth discussions on healthcare needs in the UAE and the region, exploring new business opportunities and how they could cooperate to achieve their goal of providing the best of world-class healthcare to patients by sharing each others’ expertise and visions, keeping in mind the significant development of healthcare infrastructure in both countries.

The Medical Center of the American University in Beirut offers comprehensive healthcare services and extensive tertiary resources as a distinguished academic and research medical center.

As per the latest forecast studies by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the UAE healthcare market will rise from US$ 3.2 billion in 2005 to US$ 11.9 billion in 2015. The two healthcare experts want to contribute positively to this development through high quality healthcare and excellent education. This can be attained through professional coordination and planning.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib creates his vision based on the priorities of the health authorities in the UAE which is to comprehensively analyze the healthcare necessities of the population and constantly improve the quality of life through conventional and preventive medicine. The demand for high quality health services is continuously rising very rapidly. Birth rates are increasing, more people are living longer and many individuals and families are coming to the region and contributing to the economic development. This leads to an increase in life-style associated risk factors and serious disease which means we need to respond faster to the population’s healthcare needs.