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United Arab Emirates

GTM #12
Estimated hand therapy patients / year
320,000
Insurance system
mixed
Medical tourism
elite
Emergency number
998

Content roadmap (editorial)

Summaries from internal Notion country dossiers (April 2026 export), shown to explain guide depth — not legal, regulatory, or clinical advice. How we use this data.

Rollout wave
Wave 1
Editorial difficulty
medium
Hub expansion priority
Queued after Wave 1 hubs
Research status
drafted (verify before product claims)

Regional private-provider hub; emirate-level health regulation and data-hosting expectations need counsel for any clinical product mode.

National device/software orientation (from export): UAE MOHAP (orientation)

Citations: HandTherapy editorial country dossiers (Notion export) · UAE MOHAP (orientation)

Emergency information

Primary authority: MOHAP

Open Emergency help for United Arab Emirates (cited, dialable numbers from our same sources — not a diagnosis)

Top clinics

  • Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi — Orthopaedics (Abu Dhabi)

Therapists in directory

Seed region not linked yet for this country.

Legal notices · United Arab Emirates (informational)

Figures for United Arab Emirates are educational references, not individualized clinical, legal, or travel advice. HandTherapy.app does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Always confirm emergency numbers and coverage with local authorities and your care team.

In United Arab Emirates, public references commonly list 998 for life-threatening emergencies. HandTherapy.app does not place calls, verify numbers for your situation, or monitor emergencies. If you may be having a medical emergency, use local emergency services immediately.

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Public listings (societies, hospitals, faculty)

Curated from primary public pages (societies, IFSHT member lists, NHS or hospital sites, clinic “About” pages). Not a pay-to-play ranking.

  • United Arab Emirates — IFSHT country listing (coordinator / contact page)
    International federation — country contact listing

    IFSHT publishes a UAE members page with a primary contact/address; use for international hand therapist coordination, not a clinical endorsement of any named clinician.

    Citations: IFSHT — United Arab Emirates (member listing)

  • Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi — orthopedics and upper extremity (tertiary center)
    Tertiary hospital or program (anchor)

    JCI-accredited tertiary site published as a major UAE referral hospital; confirm specialty teams via the public hospital services directory.

    Citations: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Nearby: IndiaRelated systems: Singapore, Australia, United States
Sources (9)
  • Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre — https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us
  • MOHAP — https://mohap.gov.ae/en
  • DHA Statistics — https://www.dha.gov.ae/en/pages/statistics.aspx
  • DHA Insurance — https://www.dha.gov.ae/en/HealthRegulation/Pages/InsuranceSystem.aspx
  • Dubai Health Experience — https://www.dxh.ae/
  • JCI UAE — https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/find-accredited-organizations
  • UAE emergency numbers — https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/justice-safety-and-the-law/handling-emergencies
  • Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi — https://www.clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae/
  • IFSHT — United Arab Emirates (member listing) — https://ifsht.org/members/united-arab-emirates/