Dubai and Abu Dhabi in particular offer hospitals with excellent facilities, and a several medical clinics with experienced expatriate doctors. Note, as in hairdressing salons, women may be seen separately by women doctors.

In Dubai, we found Dubai London Clinic offered a good mix of GPs, after-work hours, specialists at each location one day per week. From Sharjah, New Medical Center group offers clinics and hospitals across UAE

You may find pharmaceutical brands from your home country are not available, but pharmacies may have an equivalent brand or generic. The "BinSana" chain has pharmacies in many Dubai and Sharjah Districts.