Boston-based Mass General Brigham is expanding into the United Arab Emirates through a newly announced Jawaher Boston Medical District.
Mass General Brigham will collaborate with the Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on the project.
The new Sharjah-based hospital will focus on lifestyle medicine, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, behavioral health and rehabilitation medicine, according to a May 4 news release from UAE-based business BEEAH.
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi met with Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber representatives in Dubai to help solidify the deal.