Saadiyat Island is set to get a key infrastructure facility currently missing on the island – a hospital.
The Abu Dhabi-government owned Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) is looking for investors to build a hospital on the island.
The master developer of tourism, cultural and residential projects in the capital, including The Louvre-Abu Dhabi, has set aside a plot of 1.27 million square feet for the facility.
Investors have been asked to send in their proposals by December 21.
A hospital could prove to be an additional draw for those looking to live on the island. It will complement Cranleigh School, which opened this year; the museums due to open from next year and The District retail complex, set to open in 2017.
Al Masah Capital forecasts that the Mena healthcare market will be worth US$144 billion this year, up from $81bn in 2011, with the GCC rising to $69bn from $47bn over the same period.
Meanwhile, seven new hospitals are being built as part of the President’s Initiatives Committee in Abu Dhabi to meet growing demand.
Last week, TDIC sold the St Regis hotel and villas and apartments around it to Abu Dhabi United Group, the private equity company formed to take over Manchester City in 2008 and owned by Sheikh Mansour.
ascott@thenational.a
Follow The National's Business section on Twitter
THE BIO
Mr Al Qassimi is 37 and lives in Dubai
He is a keen drummer and loves gardening
His favourite way to unwind is spending time with his two children and cooking
More from Rashmee Roshan Lall
Specs
Engine: Dual-motor all-wheel-drive electric
Range: Up to 610km
Power: 905hp
Torque: 985Nm
Price: From Dh439,000
Available: Now
Honeymoonish
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EDirector%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Elie%20El%20Samaan%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarring%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3ENour%20Al%20Ghandour%2C%20Mahmoud%20Boushahri%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ERating%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%203%2F5%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Who has been sanctioned?
Daniella Weiss and Nachala
Described as 'the grandmother of the settler movement', she has encouraged the expansion of settlements for decades. The 79 year old leads radical settler movement Nachala, whose aim is for Israel to annex Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where it helps settlers built outposts.
Harel Libi & Libi Construction and Infrastructure
Libi has been involved in threatening and perpetuating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinians. His firm has provided logistical and financial support for the establishment of illegal outposts.
Zohar Sabah
Runs a settler outpost named Zohar’s Farm and has previously faced charges of violence against Palestinians. He was indicted by Israel’s State Attorney’s Office in September for allegedly participating in a violent attack against Palestinians and activists in the West Bank village of Muarrajat.
Coco’s Farm and Neria’s Farm
These are illegal outposts in the West Bank, which are at the vanguard of the settler movement. According to the UK, they are associated with people who have been involved in enabling, inciting, promoting or providing support for activities that amount to “serious abuse”.
