Healthcare in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates has enacted federal legislation to require universal healthcare,[1] but this has not yet been implemented by all seven emirates.[2] Healthcare is provided for all nationals. While health insurance is set to be mandated for citizens of other countries. Employers are to be required to provide health insurance for expatriate workers.[3] In the UAE employers must also provide health insurance for up to one spouse and three dependents, while in Dubai expats are required to provide insurance for their dependents.[4]
Standards of health care are considered to be generally high in the United Arab Emirates, resulting from increased government spending during strong economic years. According to the UAE government, total expenditures on health care from 1996 to 2003 were AED 1,601,384,360.05 [US$436 million]. According to the World Health Organization, in 2004 total expenditures on health care constituted 2.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and the per capita expenditure for health care was US$497. Healthcare currently is free only for UAE citizens.
The
Origins of health care in the UAE
The start of modern health care in the United Arab Emirates can be traced to the days when the area was known as the
Health care systems
The UAE now has 40 public Hospitals, compared with only 7 in 1970. The Ministry of Health is undertaking a multimillion-dollar program to expand health facilities and hospitals, medical centres, and a trauma centre in the seven emirates. A
Electronic health records
Abu Dhabi is leading the way in using national Electronic health record data as a live longitudinal cohort in the assessment of risk of cardiovascular disease.[10]
Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Effective January 2006, all residents of Abu Dhabi are covered by a new comprehensive health insurance program ; costs will be shared between employers and employees. Prior to 2007, government owned health care facilities were managed by the General Authority for Health Services, GAHS. In 2007, this authority was restructured into:
- Health Authority – Abu Dhabiwhich is responsible for regulating the healthcare industry and developing Abu Dhabi's health policy.
- Abu Dhabi health Services Company, SEHA is responsible for managing government-owned healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi. Currently, SEHA manages 57 Primary Health Care Centers, 13 Hospitals, 3 Maternal and Child Health Centers, 3 Specialized Dental Centers, one centre for Autism, and 5 Specialised Facilities like rehab, blood bank and herbal center.[11]
Emirate of Dubai
- Dubai Health Authority (DHA): for public and private healthcare facilities in the Emirate of Dubai
- Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC): for private healthcare facilities with Dubai Healthcare City.
- Ministry of Health (United Arab Emirates)(MOH): for public and private healthcare facilities in the Emirates of Sharjah, Ajman and the rest of the north Emirates, also few public facilities in Dubai like Al Baraha Hospital and Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital.
Surveys are conducted under the supervision of Dubai Health Authority (DHA) which is empowered to set and implement the policies and strategies for health.
A survey initiated in 2012 by DHA with the intention of surveying all healthcare facilities in Dubai in order to set up Dubai Clinical Services Capacity Plan 2020 (DCSCP). From September 2 to October 25, 2012, the Emirate's first comprehensive survey of health care services was carried. The purpose of the study was to identify the gaps in Dubai healthcare market and in planning future health care services in Dubai.
See also
References
- ^ "World Health Organization Country Cooperation Strategy at a Glance: United Arab Emirates". World Health Organization. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9504f398-0764-4d62-b9cf-2cfc265c8f38
- ^ "Healthcare". Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Washington, DC. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Health insurance". The official portal of the UAE government. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Medical Tourism | Healthcare Dubai | Health Without Borders | Vision Magazine". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ ”Our History – Dubai Health Authority” Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Oasis Hospital History" Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Beshyah, Salem and Anas, "Central Hospital of Abu Dhabi: Forty Years of Service to the Community (1968-2008)"; Kazi, Nazir Mohammad, “Early Days of Health Service in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A Personal Perspective”, Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Vol. 5, no. 2 (2013), pp. 99–13 [1]
- ^ United Arab Emirates country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (July 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "OxHA Summit '10 – Video". 3FOUR50. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Seha, Abu Dhabi Health services Co. (12 October 2008), Electronic Patient Care Reporting System Issue date (PDF), retrieved January 23, 2009[dead link]