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UAE, Dubai: With the aim of managing and containing the spread of communicable diseases, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) launched HASANA, an integrated electronic public health system for disease surveillance and management. The system will integrate all DHA and private health facilities in Dubai, to provide a single immunization record for each individual in all health facilities in Dubai.
HASANA, which was launched on Tuesday at the School of Research Science will be used by all public health providers in Dubai— government and private – such as schools hospitals and clinics to manage immunization, investigations and outbreaks.
This integrated disease surveillance and management system linked to school health as it will aid schools in managing student’s immunization and plan and deliver mass immunization campaigns in school.
HASANA aims to provide all 281,577 private school students with immunization records.
The total number of students who will be getting vaccination for the month of April 22 to May 16th,2018, is 1,511 while the expected number of students to be vaccinated until the end of Academic year of 2018 is 23,158.
Following the launch, His Excellency Humaid Al Qutami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of the DHA said HASANA is an important addition to the overall projects and initiatives implemented by the DHA in order to preserve the health and life of the members of society and to reach a healthier and happier society.
Al Qutami said that the authority's keenness to start this ambitious project in schools represents an important translation of the school health policy adopted by His Highness Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council.
Dr Manal Taryam, CEO of Primary Health Care Sector said the system will support DHA’s strategy by seamlessly integrating government and private health facilities and partners enabling all of them to access the same immunization data and ensure complete and high quality care for all.
She added that it will also equip decision makers in Dubai with the necessary tools to prevent, detect, and manage the outbreak of communicable diseases in an efficient manner hence allowing better planning of resources and manpower and allocate them where there is pressing needs.
HASANA will also improve the productivity of the healthcare staff allowing the providers to direct their efforts fully to the patient’s care and provide a smart application to manage and administer school mass immunization campaigns.
Dr Taryam added that parents of a child living in Dubai will be able to view child's vaccination schedule from their mobile, get reminders when their child is due for a vaccination by using Tifli mobile application, hence ensuring that they won’t be immunized multiple times and that they are safe from communicable diseases.
Children will also not have to worry about losing their consent forms while nurses will no longer carry papers and logbooks around during immunizations, use a scanner to send documents to DHA and lose consent forms or receipts
Amani Al Jassmi, Director of IT at the DHA that this public health solution for disease surveillance management system will integrate all DHA and private health facilities in Dubai, providing a single immunization record for each client in all health facilities in Dubai and a robust system to manage and contain the spread of communicable diseases.
Al Jassmi added that the main modules planned for the current phase of the project are:
- Immunization Management: immunization schedules and eligibility, immunization planning and management, adverse effects, mass immunization campaigns.
- Outbreak Management: prevention, monitoring, management and analysis of outbreak cases.
- Investigation Management: identification, investigation, and management of Cases and Contacts, tracking clinical data related to investigations, including signs and symptoms, complications, outcomes, interventions, and treatment plans.
Al Qutami concluded by expressing his appreciation to all the strategic partners and collaborators in the implementation of the HASANA project and the school health policy. He also thanked the teams working in the field of primary health care and IT management, as well as school administrations. Efforts for better health for our children.
FACTBOX:
1- Total Number of student planned to get vaccination for the month of April 22nd 2018 until the month of May 16th 2018 contract & non contract school (subject to change as per school request & needs) is 1,511
2- Total Number Students of Dubai Private Schools = 281,577
3- Total Number of Dubai Private schools for the year 2017-2018 = 196
4- Total Number of School & Education Institutes Health Unit Team 2017-2018= 16
5- Total Number of Doctors in Dubai Private schools (2017-2018)= 202
6- Total Number of nurses in Dubai Private Schools (2017-2018) =378
7- The expected number of student to be vaccinated until the end of Academic year of 2018 in Dubai Private schools estimated as per academic year statistics 2016-2017 =28,158
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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 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.
