GCC Services
For more than 13 years, EMMA International has been a global leader in healthcare consulting, regulatory compliance, and quality management systems, supporting clients across the United States, Europe, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). With a strong and expanding presence in Dubai, UAE, we deliver industry-leading expertise tailored to the fast-growing Middle East healthcare market, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
Our deep understanding of GCC healthcare regulations, including DHA, MOHAP, DoH Abu Dhabi, SFDA, and regional accreditation standards such as JCI, positions us as a trusted partner for organizations navigating market entry, facility set up, compliance readiness, and long-term operational excellence.
Whether you are planning a new facility, growing your portfolio, or transforming existing operations, EMMA International provides strategic insight, technical expertise, and hands-on support to help you move with confidence.
Service Offerings
Medical Facilities Setup – Turnkey Project Solutions
EMMA International provides end-to-end hospital and clinic setup services in the GCC, ensuring that every step—from concept to go-live—is aligned with local regulations and international best practices.
What EMMA can do for you:
- Conduct feasibility studies and market analyses
- Develop facility concepts and operational models
- Prepare and manage DHA, MOHAP, and DoH licensing submissions
- Coordinate clinical and architectural design to support safe, efficient workflows
- Build clinical governance and patient safety frameworks
- Support recruitment, training, and credentialing of key staff
- Lead commissioning activities, mock surveys, and opening readiness
Our turnkey solutions are ideal for organizations establishing hospitals, specialized clinics, day surgery centers, polyclinics, diagnostics centers, and telehealth facilities across the UAE and wider Middle East.
Financial Support for Healthcare Businesses
The GCC healthcare sector is capital-intensive and highly competitive. EMMA International helps you make sound financial decisions aligned with both regulatory expectations and market realities.
What EMMA can do for you:
- Deliver healthcare feasibility studies tailored to the UAE and broader GCC
- Build detailed hospital and clinic financial models
- Support valuation of healthcare assets for investors and owners
- Develop capital and financing strategies for new and existing projects
- Provide fractional CFO support for growing healthcare operators
- Optimize cost structures and pricing strategies to strengthen margins
Our financial advisory services reinforce organizations operating across the GCC healthcare investment landscape and support long-term, sustainable growth.
Operations & Business Development
Healthcare organizations across the GCC are expected to deliver safe, efficient, and patient-centered care while meeting evolving regulatory and accreditation requirements. EMMA International helps you build and sustain that level of performance.
What EMMA can do for you:
- Redesign clinical and administrative workflows to improve efficiency
- Implement quality management systems aligned with JCI and other standards
- Develop manpower plans and competency-based staffing models
- Lead digital health and healthcare IT transformation initiatives
- Improve revenue cycle performance and financial outcomes
- Design and launch new service lines and specialty programs
- Support business development strategies for regional expansion
We work alongside your leadership and frontline teams to deliver measurable improvements in quality, access, and operational performance.
Medical Tourism Consulting
With the UAE and KSA positioned as major hubs for premium global medical travelers, a structured medical tourism strategy is essential for growth.
What EMMA can do for you:
- Define your medical tourism value proposition and brand positioning
- Design international patient journeys and concierge service models
- Develop partnerships and referral networks with international providers and agencies
- Build operational pathways tailored to VIP and cross-border patients
- Support marketing strategies aligned with global patient expectations
EMMA International helps you build medical tourism programs that are competitive, patient-centric, and operationally sustainable.
U.S. Medical Supplies Representation in the GCC
For American manufacturers, navigating Middle East regulatory and commercial environments can be complex. EMMA International serves as a bridge between U.S. innovation and GCC market opportunity.
What EMMA can do for you:
- Register medical devices and products with SFDA (Saudi Arabia), DHA (Dubai), MOHAP (UAE), Qatar MOPH, and other authorities
- Develop compliant distribution and commercialization strategies
- Identify, evaluate, and support local distributors and partners
- Assist with tender preparation and government procurement participation
- Provide ongoing regulatory and quality oversight as your local representative
We help U.S. companies enter and grow in GCC markets quickly, compliantly, and strategically.
Healthcare Deal Services & Acquisition Support
Investors, operators, and private equity firms rely on EMMA International for clear, healthcare-specific insights when evaluating opportunities across the Middle East.
What EMMA can do for you:
- Conduct buy-side and sell-side due diligence across clinical, regulatory, operational, and financial dimensions
- Assess compliance maturity, quality systems, and organizational risk
- Build valuation models and scenario analyses for healthcare assets
- Support deal structuring and negotiation with sector-specific insight
- Lead post-merger integration for clinical operations, quality, and governance
Our deal-advisory services help ensure that healthcare transactions are well-informed, de-risked, and positioned for long-term value creation.
Registrations & Product Listings
Regulatory compliance is foundational to any healthcare or life-science business. EMMA International brings global regulatory strength to the GCC, simplifying complex requirements and supporting market access.
What EMMA can do for you:
- Manage product and facility registrations with FDA, EMA, SFDA, MOHAP, and other global authorities
- Oversee product listings and lifecycle updates across multiple markets
- Align quality systems with relevant regulations and standards
- Prepare organizations for inspections and audits
- Support a broad portfolio, including pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, diagnostics, cosmetics, and supplements
We help you maintain compliance, protect your license to operate, and unlock new market opportunities—across the GCC and beyond.
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