Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 17, 2016

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GE Healthcare at the DHA stand at the 36th GITEX technology week.

As part of the MoU, DHA will collaborate with GE Healthcare on a number of initiatives that are in line with the DHA’s strategy 2016-2021, which has 98 initiatives that fall under 15 programmes.

HE Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority said: “The DHA is keen to leverage GE Healthcare’s expertise in certain fields of healthcare. We will collaborate on a number of healthcare initiatives but the key areas we have shortlisted are predictive analysis, centres of excellence, operational efficiency and continuous training and education. We consider the private sector to be our partner in our race for excellence and we are keen to work with them to achieve sustained growth and development in the health sector.

Maher Abouzeid, President and CEO for GE Healthcare Eastern Growth Markets, said: “GE Healthcare has a long history of collaboration with the DHA in various fields of healthcare. We are pleased to continue our partnership where we will work hand-in-hand to improve patient experience and enhance quality of care by applying the latest technology and know-how to support DHA to achieve the objectives of their healthcare strategy.”

Predictive analysis at a Dubai-wide level will allow healthcare officials to know the number of vacant beds across hospitals in Dubai, number of patients in the hospitals, such information is vital for crisis management; predictive analysis also includes population health statistics, which is important to device healthcare policies and procedures.

Operational efficiency involves understanding the resources available at a health setting, whether there is a need to increase or decrease those resources and fine-tune functioning of health settings so that they operate at optimal efficiency.

Centres of excellence is a key part of DHA’s strategy as it wants to provide the population of Dubai and visitors alike with specialised and super specialised healthcare.

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For further information, please contact:

Mahmoud Al Ali 
Head of Media
Dubai Health Authority 
myalali@dha.gov.ae
+9714 219 7260

Kamakshi Gupta and Noor Nazzal
Communications Analysts- Media Dept.
Dubai Health Authority 
Klgupta@dha.gov.ae  
NNNazzal@dha.gov.ae
+9714 2197455

About the Dubai Health Authority: 
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) was created, in June 2007, by Law 13 issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, with an expanded vision to include strategic oversight for the complete health sector in Dubai and enhance private sector engagement. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance is the President of the Dubai Health Authority and His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami is the Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority.

The DHA’s aim in Dubai is to provide an accessible, effective and integrated healthcare system, protect public health and improve the quality of life within the Emirate. This is a direct translation of the objectives of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Keeping the strategic plan in mind, the DHA’s mission is to ensure access to health services, maintain and improve the quality of these services, improve the health status of nationals, residents and visitors and oversee a dynamic, efficient and innovative health sector.

In addition to overseeing the health sector for the Emirate of Dubai, the DHA also focuses on providing services through DHA healthcare facilities including hospitals (Latifa, Dubai, Rashid and Hatta), specialty centres (e.g. the Dubai Diabetes Center) and DHA primary health centres spread throughout the Emirate of Dubai.

The main pillars of service delivery at DHA health facilities are quality, efficiency, patients and staff.  It is our aim to maintain and improve the quality and efficiency of DHA health services. An important aspect of the service delivery strategy is to focus on patients, their needs and satisfaction as well as attract, retain, nurture and support outstanding staff.

Prior to the establishment of the DHA, the Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS), which was established in 1973, was the functioning authority that almost exclusively focused on health service delivery.

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