UAE, Dubai, July 16, 2017

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) launched the smart mobile consultation booth on Sunday at the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) headquarters.

The smart booth will allow employees at government bodies to conduct medical check-ups that include the following tests: blood pressure, blood glucose, temperature, lipid profile , weight and height and BMI, heart rate, blood oxygen and ECG.

The booth also has a telemedicine feature that will allow patients to communicate with a specialized DHA doctor after the results are out for consultation.

This initiative is part of DHA’s many Dubai Future Accelerators Projects.

RTA headquarters is one of the four governmental bodies that the smart consultation booth will visit.

The smart consultation booth will remain in RTA from July 16 to 20, in Dewa from July 23-27, Dubai Municipality from July 30 to August 3 and the Dubai Land Department from August 13-17.

His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of the DHA said the smart consultation booth is one of the many projects that the authority is implementing as part of the future accelerator initiatives, which was founded by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. 

Al Qatami said DHA’s future accelerators projects focus on achieving results that are tangible and beneficial for the community and patients in specific. He said the authority utilizes and invests in the best and latest technology to provide quality health services for its patients. 

Khulood Abdulla Al Ali, the project manager of the Dubai future accelerators projects at DHA said the consultation booth has received high demand from the RTA employees, which is a testimonial to the important services the authority is providing. 

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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.

© Press Release 2017