The Sheba Medical Center near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv.
Photographer: Jack Guez / AFP / Getty / Images
Photographer: Jack Guez / AFP / Getty / Images
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Israel’s Sheba Medical Center plans to provide services to a number of United Arab Emirates security personnel as the countries deepen their cooperation following the normalization of relations last year.
Doctors from Israel’s largest hospital will fly to Dubai for face-to-face diagnostic consultations with initially 350 diabetes patients in the UAE’s military, police and fire departments, and then follow up with remote monitoring, according to Sheba’s international division head. Yoel. Har-even. Sheba will partner with Dubai-based Al Tadawi Medical Center on an initial three-year contract, he said over the phone.
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Separately, Sheba will send doctors to train staff at Medcare Women & Children Hospital in Dubai, including in the field of fetal medicine.
Har-Even said that Sheba, based in a Tel Aviv suburb, was quickly working to establish a permanent presence in the UAE to expand its offering. “The next steps are very, very close,” he said.
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