United Arab Emirates: #19 in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

The United Arab Emirates ranks 19th in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, up from <a href="https://freopp.org/united-arab-emirates-freopp-world-index-of-healthcare-innovation-5ccc1512303f" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">20th in 2021</a> and <a href="https://freopp.org/united-arab-emirates-health-system-profile-22-in-the-world-index-of-healthcare-innovation-940c64d53df" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">22nd in 2020</a>. The UAE scored highest on Fiscal Sustainability (1st), owing to its low debt-to-GDP ratio of 19.7 percent, and its low public spending growth. The UAE’s heterogeneous system performed poorly in Choice (29th) and only slightly better in Quality (26th) and Science and Technology (25th), despite considerable effort by the Emiratis to attract foreign medical investment. Overall, the UAE is a study in contrasts. In the wealthy, cosmopolitan emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE healthcare performs very well. Its performance in the hinterlands is a different story. UAE ranked 1st on measures of health IT adoption and COVID-19 pandemic performance, while ranking near the bottom of the index in several other categories. <a href="https://freopp.org/united-arab-emirates-19-in-the-2022-world-index-of-healthcare-innovation-3b1d32f62c7a">Read More</a>