Dubai Health Authority

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 [...]

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 [...]

New York Highlights Dubai’s Leading Role In Conferences and Exhibitions’ Industry

The Greater New York Dental Meeting highlights Dubai’s leading role in Conferences and Exhibitions Industry, in spite of financial challenges, reported by the US delegation.

The Greater New York Dental Meeting is an annual event that is being held for the past 85 years in New York – USA, and they have been a key participant [...]

Dubai Municipality Conducts “Youth without Smoking” Campaign

Dubai Municipality conducted a campaign under the name of, “Youth without Smoking.” Activities of the two month campaign, which will culminate with the World No Tobacco Day on 31st May, include three sporting events and involve ten schools.

During the campaign, a team from Municipality Clinic, with the participation of Dubai Health Authority and Dubai Medical [...]

The First Pain & Inflammation Academy In Middle East

Over 180 of the most eminent regional pain and chronic inflammatory disorders management specialists attended the first Middle East Pain & Inflammation Academy. The two day initiative, held on the 12th and 13th of March, 2010, was organized by Pfizer Africa and Middle East and accredited as a Continuous Medical Education (CME) program by the [...]

DHA Doctors Complete First International Diabetes Course

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced the accreditation of 200 doctors from across Dubai following the Emirates’ First International Diabetes Course organized in collaboration with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). This is the first time this course has been delivered outside the USA and was supported by the Ministry of Health.

The course was [...]

Free diabetes checkups for DM staff

Dubai Municipalityin cooperation with Jocelyn Centre for Diabetes recently organized a diabetes check-up campaign, which included a programme for dieting, physical check up, free screening tests for the Municipality staff.

Medical examinations were conducted for more than 200 employees and it was revealed that 50% of them were carriers of the disease. Hamid Farooq, Consultant Director [...]

Ministry of Health E-linked in Dubai

In a bid to facilitate procedures and guarantee data accuracy and confidentiality, an electronic link between the Naturalisation and Residency Department (NRD) in Dubai and the Ministry of Health was launched on Wednesday.

Director-General of the NRD in Dubai Major-General Mohammed Al Marri said electronic link, which represents the second phase of “Takamul project”, is a [...]

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