UAE - Mubasher: Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) of DP World UAE Region recorded a 12% increase in its healthcare and pharmaceuticals customer base between 2019 and 2020.
Covering an area of about 170,000 sqm, Jafza's healthcare and pharmaceuticals segment comprises 174 companies from 41 countries; hence, the sector is one of the key economic pillars in the Free Zone, according to a recent press release.
The segment's total trade volume in 2019 registered 25,000 metric tonnes, valued at AED 900 million.
DP World UAE Region and Jafza will participate in Arab Health 2021, one of the leading medical equipment exhibitions in the Middle East, to support the growth of healthcare and pharmaceutical companies.
The CEO and Managing Director of DP World UAE Region and Jafza, Abdulla bin Damithan, said: "The boom in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals segment in Jafza has highlighted the core competencies of the sector in the Middle East and the seamless connectivity DP World, UAE Region offers to over 3.5 billion consumers through the highly efficient trade and logistics hub in Jebel Ali, which includes Jafza and the Jebel Ali Port."
Damithan remarked: "Our trade and logistics hub has expedited global distribution of COVID-19 equipment and played a key role in the Dubai Vaccine Logistics Alliance, an initiative launched in January 2021."
