Workshops aimed to promote smart transformation and excellence in management of technical resources.

Technical resources in the health care field is varied and includes everything from x-rays up to information technology.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 June, 2015

Dubai Health Authority recently held two workshops in the field of technical resources for staff members from various fields.

Engineer Salah Al Marri, Director of Corporate Excellence Department at the DHA, said: "In line with the Smart Government initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and in line with the objectives of the Dubai Health Authority, we are working at various levels to ensure we provide smart services to all our stakeholders."

The workshops were spearheaded by Amani Al Jassmi, Director of IT department and chairperson of the recently formed DHA technical resources committee.

Al Jassmi said: "Our aim is to ensure a paperless environment and smart transformation for the health sector in Dubai ensuring both services and systems are smart so that our customers can access these services on their fingertips at their convenience and the health sector can benefit from these services which will help further enhance efficiencies and patient outcomes."

Al Jassmi added that first workshop was held for smart transformation and the workshop highlighted effective ways to implement this in the health sector.

The second workshop discussed criteria for distinguished technical project and distinguished government department in technical resources.

Al Jassmi said technical resources in the health care field is varied and includes everything from x-rays up to information technology.

Al Jassmi added that the Authority is working on ensuring complete smart transformation in the health sector.

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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 DHA and His Excellency Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qatami is the chairman of the board of the DHA.

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.

© Press Release 2015