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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.
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) (Arabic: مدينة دبي الصحية) is a healthcare free economic zone situated in Umm Hurair, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DHCC was launched in 2002 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. DHCC was mandated by the government [1] to meet the demand for ...
25°14′51″N 55°19′9″E / 25.24750°N 55.31917°E / 25.24750; 55.31917. Agency executives. Hamdan bin Rashid, President. Hamid Elkatamy, Director-General. Khalid Al Shamsi, Deputy Director-General. Website. dha.gov.ae. The Dubai Health Authority (Arabic: هيئة الصحة بدبي) is a government organization overseeing ...
Obesity. [] Obesity is a growing health concern with health officials stating that obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United Arab Emirates. According to Forbes, United Arab Emirates ranks 18 on a 2007 list of fattest countries with a percentage of 68.3% of its citizens with an unhealthy weight.
Informa Markets. Website. www.arabhealthonline.com. Arab Health is a healthcare conference and trade show in the Middle East. [2] It first took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1975. [3] Healthcare industry representatives attend from the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the United States. [citation needed]
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) (Arabic: وزارة الصحة) is the ministry of the Government of United Arab Emirates which is responsible for the implementation of health care policy in all areas of technical, material, and coordination with the Ministries of State, and cooperation with the private sector in health locally and internationally.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in the United Arab Emirates was announced on 29 January 2020. It was the first country in the Middle East to report a ...
Dubai Cares is a UAE-based global philanthropic organization that advocates for children's rights. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was founded on September 19, 2007 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.