The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) officially announced the successful completion of the field work, which included 150 scientists and researchers, as part of the National Health Survey approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and in cooperation with the government entities in the country. The Survey was launched under the theme ‘My Health is a Priority’ in October 2017 across all emirates in the country. The field teams collected health data from 10,000 families including both residents and locals and achieved a response rate of 94 per cent. The results of the survey will be announced in the third quarter of 2018.

Under the “Leadership Development Program,” the Ministry of Health and Prevention hosted a workshop recently for Emirati nurses held under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Yousif Al Serkal, Assistant Undersecretary for the Hospitals Sector, at the Training and Development Center in Sharjah. Coinciding with the workshop was the renewal of license of 16 trainees during the event that also saw the attendance of Dr. Sumaya Mohammed Al Balushi, Director, Department of Nursing. 

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) launched the medical examination Center for the issuance of residency visas and visa renewals at Dragon Mart to improve the clients’ journey and reduce waiting time by providing the best medical examination, electronic systems, and smart technologies.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has launched the ‘Harvard Diabetes Management Program’, in collaboration with AstraZeneca as part of the Circle of Care initiative and the Hope Project launched earlier in 2016, in cooperation with the Emirates Diabetes Society. The program was introduced in the presence of Dr. Buthaina Abdullah bin Balila, President of the Non-Communicable Diseases Division Department, the directors and heads of departments in the Sector, and members of the Diabetes Committee with Dr. Enrique Capellero.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has revealed the completion of the final phase of training for the last batch of private sector hospital staff on how to utilize the Mawardna system. The move will allow participants to develop strategic plans-of-action that can be implemented during emergency, crises and disaster operations in the UAE--enhancing emergency preparedness, which is essential in achieving rapid response, recovery, and continuity of health services during these situations. 

The Ministry of Health and Prevention represented the UAE at the Third Arab Conference for Food, Drugs and Medical Devices held in Egypt under the theme ‘The Future Begins Today.’ Among the event’s attendees are H.E. Dr. Ahmed Radi, Egyptian Minister of Health and Population; H.E. Dr Ali Hyasat, former Jordanian Minister of Health, H.E. Dr. Hamad Al Manea, former Saudi Minister of Health; Dr. Hisham bin Sa'ad Al-Judaei, Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Food & Drugs Authority (SFDA); H.E. Dr. Nasser AlQahtani, Director General of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO); H.E. Dr. Amin Hussein Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Policy and Licensing at the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and Chairman for Supreme National Pharmacovigilance Committee; along with ministers, undersecretaries  and representatives from Arab and international pharmaceutical companies and the Arab Institute for Training and Research of the League of Arab States. Around 700 participants took part in the event.