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May 07 2012

DHA Medical Fitness Centre recently celebrated International Labour Day

DHA Medical Fitness Centre recently celebrated International Labour Day
United Arab Emirates, Dubai, May 7, 2012: The Dubai Health Authority 's Medical Fitness Department recently celebrated International Labour Day known as May Day, which falls on the first of May every year.

As part of this celebration, the DHA Medical Fitness Department in collaboration with the Altantis Hotel and Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department (DNRD) held educational workshops for more than 1000 labourers at the Al Muhaisnah Medical Fitness Centre.

Maisa Al Bustani, Director of Medical Fitness said, " We educated the labourers on basic health and hygiene issues, we addressed several queries raised by them and provided them with kits that contained basic food, hygiene items, caps ands t-shirts. We also educated them on the importance of healthy eating."

Bustani said this was part of the centre's regular educational campaigns they organise to raise health awareness among labourers.

About the Dubai Health Authority :
Initially, the Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS ), which was created in 1973, was the functioning authority that almost exclusively focused on health service delivery.

Therefore, the 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, Minister of Finance and Industry is the President of the Dubai Health Authority . His Excellency Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid is the Director General of the DHA

The DHA mandate has two distinct functions: Sectoral Oversight - For the entire health sector in Dubai- public, private and free zone and Service Delivery at DHA facilities.

© Press Release 2012


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