Dubai: Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), the world's first integrated healthcare free zone, has announced the launch of Al Razi a complex of multi-specialty clinical buildings as part of the development of the first phase.

DHCC is a clinical community of 4.1 million square feet which accommodates internationally renowned healthcare providers offering world-class standards in medicine and related disciplines.

Al Razi Medical Complex, which signals DHCC's continued expansion as an important regional hub for the healthcare industry, will be located within a professional group of dedicated clinical providers at the Academic Medical Centre containing the University Teaching Hospital, Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC), clinical research in the Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research and other specialty hospitals.

Licensing framework for healthcare professionals and fac-ilities are provided by the Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality in collaboration with Harvard Medical International.

Healthcare professionals and operators in the region are invited to relocate their practices to the Al Razi Medical Complex which is dedicated to outpatient surgical clinics, analytical and diagnostic laboratories, outpatient clinics and imaging laboratories.

The complex will be able to accommodate 130 healthcare service provid-ers and 1,500 healthcare professionals.

"As a regional centre of excellence for medical services, medical education and life science research and development in the Middle East, the Dubai Healthcare City will offer advanced medical techniques and applications," said Ahmad Sharaf, Senior Vice President, Energy and Healthcare.

"Al Razi Medical Complex will bring together an integrated community of prominent healthcare providers from across the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the United States," Sharaf added.

Facilities are provided for world renowned surgeons who have played major roles in the development and refinement of clinical-based surgical procedures.

The surgical suites will allow surgeons to consolidate their entire practice in one location and save substantial amounts of time and energy.

Offering a unique synergy of physical proximity, interconnectivity and professional collaboration, Dubai Healthcare City is attracting internationally respected institutions in healthcare delivery, education, services, research and development.