The Dubai Health Authority, DHA, highlighted the important role of the HASANA system for disease surveillance and management during the pandemic. HASANA is an integrated electronic public health system for disease surveillance and management. The DHA launched the system to link medical laboratories in government and private healthcare institutions in Dubai to provide a unified […]
More than 6.7 million laboratory tests were conducted by the Dubai Health Authority’s, DHA, Pathology and Genetics Department in 2019. Out of the 6,696,885 tests conducted last year, 2,666,805 were visa screening tests, 61,736 were pre-marital tests and 9,499 were genetics tests. The remaining tests were of microbiology, haematology and transfusion services, biochemistry, immunology, histology […]
The Dubai Health Authority, DHA, announced today the results of the 2017 to 2019 study on incidence and trends of influenza in Dubai. The results were discussed during a webinar organised by the authority to discuss seasonal influenza in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar was moderated by Dr. Hamid Yahya Hussain, Consultant […]
Wolters Kluwer, Health today announced that Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has become the first healthcare authority in the UAE to integrate its flagship clinical decision support resource UpToDate® with an electronic medical record (EMR). The initiative allows doctors, nurses and pharmacists across 18 DHA sites to access UpToDate from within the Salama EMR to make […]
The Dubai Health Authority, DHA, has highlighted back-to-school health tips and preventative precautions as children gear up for school. Dr. Hend Al Awadhi, Head of Health Promotion and Education Section in DHA’s Public Health Protection Department said, “In line with governmental guidelines, schools have adopted stringent precautionary measures to reduce the possibility of transmission of […]
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), in cooperation with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and the COVID-19 Command and Control Center (CCC), has conducted approximately 35,000 COVID-19 tests for teachers and administrative staff working in Dubai private schools. The tests, which were conducted free of charge, are part of the precautionary measures implemented by […]
The Adam Vital Hospital in Dubai is a part of the Adam Vital Healthcare Group with its origins in Germany and a footprint in Dubai, UAE since 2011. The hospital offers technical excellence and innovative abilities to solve both simple and difficult orthopedic problems. The hospital is at the forefront of offering advanced technologies in […]
Humaid Al Qutami, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, DHA, recently inaugurated the Resuscitation Quality Improvement programme, RQI, a self-directed, simulation-based performance and quality improvement programme for healthcare professionals at Rashid Hospital. DHA is the third organisation in the MENA region to adopt the RQI technology and first Government organisation in UAE. The RQI […]
Choosing a gynecologist is not an easy job, as one might think. It’s not like going through the yellow pages or choosing the first option that you find in your Google search. A gynecologist is someone with whom you discuss your most intimate and personal health issues. For situations like these, there is an obvious […]
The Emirates Oncology Society (“EOS”) and AstraZeneca today announce a collaboration that aims to address and improve cancer management in the UAE. With a focus on lung, ovarian and breast cancers, the initiative supports the Government’s target to reduce cancer mortality by nearly 18% by 2021. Under the banner of “United Against Cancer”, the two […]
