DHA extends listing deadline for pharmaciesThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has extended the registration deadline for pharmacies and pharmacists in the emirate to June 29. In line with a ministerial decision, the licensure and monitoring of in-patient and out-patient phar More… |
Dubai to assess health risks in major surveyThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is carrying out a health and socio-economic survey in Dubai, which aims to understand health issues and risk factors that affect the population of the emirate. The study, which will involve 3,000 f More… |
Dubai expands heart initiative globallyThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will expand a service which provides free heart surgeries for children with congenital disease to different countries across the globe. The first country outside the UAE where the Nabadat services More… |
Dubai plans 3 hospitals, 40 health centresThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has chalked out a detailed health strategy for the emirate, which includes construction of three new hospitals and 40 primary healthcare centres across key areas. The plan includes the Dh3 billion More… |
Five colleges to receive DHA trainingThe Dubai Health Authority’s health regulation department has collaborated with five medical colleges in the UAE to provide training on health regulatory standards and policies. The training is for students pursuing their me More… |
Psoriasis causing emotional impact says expertA significant percentage of people afflicted with psoriasis, a severe skin condition, suffer from the emotional impact of the disease, said a top dermatologist, at the ongoing Dubai Derma 2013 conference. Dr Anwar Al Hammadi, chai More… |
DHA launches health insurance service portalThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has launched an electronic portal for managing suggestions, queries, feedback and complaints related to all heath insurance services provided in Dubai. Essa Al Maidoor, director-general of the DHA More… |
DHA centres to stop appointment systemDubai-based DHA primary healthcare centre has announced it will abolish the system of appointments and adopt a system of walk-in consultation for patients who require family medicine services. The move is in line with the directiv More… |
DHA workshop on new licensing decreeThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) held a workshop for the health sector in the emirate on the new decree for the licensure of healthcare professionals and facilities. The decree, which will be applicable from May, is consolidated a More… |
Dubai hospitals adopt new electronic systemAll 27 acute public and private sector hospitals in Dubai have adopted the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) created by HIMSS Analytics, said a top official at the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). The hospitals have ad More… |








