Experts in the field of Hematologyat recently gathered in Dubai during the RAISE 2: Raising the Bar in Hemophilia Treatment Summit, to discuss novel therapies and personalized care for patients diagnosed with hemophilia. Hemophilia A, the most common type of hemophilia, is a rare bleeding disorder that causes longer-than-normal bleeding due to lack of proper clotting factor in the blood. The disease is most commonly diagnosed in males, and more than half of patients with hemophilia A have the severe…

The UAE has been elected member of the Executive Board of the World Health Assembly at its recently concluded 72nd session which was held in Geneva, Switzerland. The UAE will serve a three-year term in the 34-member body. The board holds two meetings during the year, one in January and the other in May. At the opening plenary session, the UAE was also elected deputy chairman of the current session. Dr. Hussein Abdulrahman Al Rand, Assistant UnderSecretary for Health Centers…

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.…