The UAE’s healthcare industry has experienced substantial growth in recent times. It now accounts for 54% of the total healthcare trade in the GCC region. The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) is playing a pivotal role in this growth, with 412 leading healthcare and pharmaceutical companies from 60 different countries calling it home.
Jafza’s success in the healthcare sector is highlighted by its seven-fold increase in trade value in the last four years. This growth has resulted in Jafza accounting for almost half of Dubai’s total trade volume for pharmaceutical and healthcare products in 2021. The free zone provides an ideal environment for businesses, with easy setup processes, facilities approved by the UAE Ministry of Health, and access to logistics and freight service providers,
Jafza, located near the Jebel Ali Port and Al Maktoum International Airport, offers seamless trade connectivity and proximity to local distributors for its healthcare customers. The leading import markets for companies based in Jafza were France, Germany, the US, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, Spain, India, China, and Japan. The top export and re-export markets were the UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Yemen, and Pakistan.
