Abu Dhabi to Include More Special Needs and Rehabilitation Centre

The Abu Dhabi Executive Council announced last week the beginning of building new medical and special needs centers and a rehabilitation centre in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Cleveland Clinic, one of the most prominent projects was approved which will focus on providing care in the fields of neurology, ophthalmology, and gastrointestinology. In the end of 2013, the 364-bed hospital will be launched offering patients the required medical treatment instead of travelling abroad.

The latest statistics of Haad showed that 33 hospitals and 674 centers and clinics are currently present across UAE. Also six special needs centers will be built including autism centers in the capital as well as in Al Ain. Waseem Fathallah, pediatric neurologist and consultant at the capital’s Mafraq Hospital said “There has long been a demand for more such facilities, especially as autistic children fare better if they receive specialized care as soon as possible”.