DUBAI, 25th March, 2019 (WAM) -- The best in healthcare information and technology in both the UAE and the world were celebrated and discussed extensively at the 4th HIMSS Middle East UAE eHealth Week 2019 Conference and Exhibition. The 2019 edition of e-Health Week was the ninth event hosted by HIMSS in Dubai and was held under the patronage of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, the Abu Dhabi Department of Health, the Dubai Health Authority, DHA, and the…
Under the directive of our wise leadership announcing 2019 as the Year of Tolerance, Noor Dubai Foundation has launched a medical and awareness campaign under the name 'Tolerance in Sight', aiming to provide medical checkups in various religious institutions such as churches and mosques across the UAE. The campaign will provide free vision screening provided by Noor Dubai's UAE outreach programme, the mobile eye clinic. In collaboration with the Dubai Health Authority, the campaign will also provide dental checkups, general…
Alya Zaid Harbi, Director of MoHAP's Statistics and Research Center, stated that the national health survey kicked off in October 2017, under the theme “My Health is a Priority”. 10,000 families including both residents and locals took part in the survey with a high response rate of 94%. The survey featured a diverse group of indicators, in accordance with WHO's standards which serve the requirements of WHO's members and cover the indicators of the UAE health-related national agenda. These indicators comprised…
In turn, Dr. Hussein Al Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for Health Centers and Clinics at the Ministry Health and Prevention, lauded the efficiency and efforts exerted by the Supreme Committee for the National Health Survey and the supporting committees. He also thanked all who have contributed to the success of this survey, including the government and private authorities, and the families. He underlined that the successful completion of this survey contributes to updating the population health database, measuring health performance indicators…
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Salim Al Olama, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, shed the light on the outcomes of this survey in developing,enhancing and uniting health approaches and strategies, such as the efficiency and quality of healthcare services, reducing deaths, morbidity and improving healthy life expectancy, in addition to reducing risk factors and the burden of non - communicable diseases, individuals' health behaviors , expe nditure o f individuals and families on health, and health vital signs.…
