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Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is a healthcare and wellness free zone in Dubai, established in 2002 and governed by Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA).

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is a free zone established in 2002 that brings together core healthcare services, global and regional names, and a network of businesses from hospitality to consultancies and retail outlets. It is governed by Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), which provides an enabling ecosystem that facilitates business set-up. DHCC describes itself as the world's first enabling healthcare and wellness free zone ecosystem, located in the heart of the Middle East's most progressive business and tourism destination. It was a visionary initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The City features one phase dedicated to healthcare and medical education, and a second focused on wellness. DHCA, the governing body, was established in 2011 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum with a mandate to advance DHCC as the emirate's healthcare and wellness free zone.

History

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is a free zone established in 2002 that brings together core healthcare services, attracting global and regional names, as well as a network of businesses from hospitality to consultancies and retail outlets. It is governed by Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), which provides an enabling ecosystem that facilitates business set-up. DHCC describes itself as the world's first enabling healthcare and wellness free zone ecosystem, located in the heart of the Middle East's most progressive business and tourism destination. It was a visionary initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The City features one phase dedicated to healthcare and medical education, and a second focused on wellness. DHCA, the governing body of DHCC, was established in 2011 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum with a mandate to advance DHCC as the emirate's healthcare and wellness free zone. DHCA oversees the development of DHCC's ecosystem, which operates at an intersection of healthcare, wellness, community living and regulation, and facilitates business set-up across medical care, wellness, academic and research.

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The world's first enabling healthcare and wellness free zone ecosystem, offering leasing and freehold solutions to ease the investment pathway.

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