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Health care is one of the fastest growing industries in the region. As a global leader in health care equipment and technology, GE Healthcare — a $17 billion segment of the General Electric Company and the first GE business headquartered outside the US — is playing a major role in shaping the next generation of patient care. At this year’s Arab Health exhibition in Dubai, Executive had the chance to sit with John Dineen, president and chief executive officer of GE Healthcare and Aziz Koleilat, the general manager for GE Healthcare for the Middle East. E At present, how would you describe the condition of health care in the Gulf? John Dineen (JD): From a business standpoint, it’s very good. Like most parts of the world, [the region] had a challenging start to 2009, but we saw very good recovery in the second half of the year. It’s one of