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DHA Holds The Celebration of The International Nurses Day 2010

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) celebrated International Nurses Day on the Wednesday, May 12, at the DHA medical library.

Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid, Director General of the DHA is well aware of the importance of nurses in the health sector and felicitates them for their contribution. At the DHA, we are proud to have excellent talent-pool [...]

DHA Leads A Study on Role of Private Sector in Healthcare

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is leading a comprehensive study to evaluate the most feasible options for the private sector to take on a substantial role in health and healthcare management.

A high-level committee has been set up in this regard and is headed by Khalid Al Shaikh Mubarak, CEO of Shared Support Services Sector at the [...]

Dubai Health Authority Holds A Surgery Conference

The Surgery Conference, in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was held in Dubai under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the DHA.

There was a two-day extensive workshop to further enhance the surgical skills of 60 doctors, most of [...]

Mafraq Hospital Supports The International Thalassemia Day

Mafraq Hospital supported the International Thalassemia day, organized by the Pediatric Department at Mafraq Hospital for thalassemia patients and their parents, and increase awareness about the genetic disorder, Thalassemia.

Thalassemia is a serious problem for affected patients who require regular, and in some cases, frequent blood transfusions for survival.

Mafraq Hospital provides treatment for children suffering from [...]

Experts Call for Integration Not Alienation of Schizophrenic Patients

In a medical symposium, experts called for integration, not alienation of schizophrenia affected persons in the UAE.

In addition, the symposium highlighted the urgent need for doctors to focus on treating the person as a whole when handling schizophrenia cases through a four fold treatment that works on the patient’s social, physical, mental and psychological aspects.

The [...]

DHA To Develop Mini Clinics for Asthma Treatment

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that it will develop mini-clinics at health centres for treating patients with asthma and raising awareness on how to prevent the disease.

DHA Primary Health Care Sector CEO Dr Ahmad Ebrahim Saif Kalban, said “We have already finished the primary stages which are training efficient doctors and nurses to deal specifically [...]

Dubai Health Authority Organizes Educational Campaign on Asthma

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) holds a campaign to educate people on asthma, in support of World Asthma Day which falls on May 4.

The campaign is developed and executed in close collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline, one of the leading companies in respiratory medicine.

The campaign which started on May 1, aims to educate asthma patients and the [...]

SKMC Organizes a Public Health Talk on Stress and Anxiety

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) organizes the third public health talk about anxiety on Tuesday, 4 May 2010 at the Behavioral Sciences Pavilion auditorium. This health talk, entitled “All What You Need to Know about Anxiety”, is part of the Mental Health Awareness Program which includes a series of health talks in Arabic language every [...]

Osteoporosis Indicated in One Third of Older Men Undergoing Treatment in Hospital

In a study conducted by Dr. Haider M Al Attia, Consultant Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Al Noor Hospital, Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, tested the density of the femur bone in140 predominantly Arab male patients aged 55 years and over – who were attending hospital for the treatment of other conditions – to determine the [...]

GHI Looks to Healthcare Regulators for Much Needed Quality Drive

As GHI moves into its second phase of acquisitions, CEO Mark Adams calls for healthcare regulators to drive quality for a more patient-centered approach and increased public benefit.

” With a limited public health system in place and poor underlying health conditions, GCC regulators need to prioritise the needs of patients” said Adams. ”Quality versus cost [...]

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