UAE, Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) annual statistic report for the year 2017 showed a significant growth in the number of physicians working in Dubai’s health field.

The report revealed that the registered physicians in Dubai were 8,700 for the year 2017, this is a 82.4 per cent increase from 2010 and one percent increase from 2016.

The annual report published this year aims to aid in understanding the impact of the current health services provided on Dubai’s populations and work towards their betterment as the report provides detailed information on the distribution of health conditions, diagnoses and procedures.

The report also aims to benefit policy and decision makers in the health field who rely on this data when allocating resources as it shows important health trends that help caregivers spot new developments, track and monitor population health status over time.

Among the statistics revealed by the report are:

Customer visits

According to the report, the authority received 2,014,012 customers in 2017 out of which 321,241 were Rashid Hospital customers, 381,334 visited Dubai Hospital, 149,640 visited Latifa hospital, 122,327 visited Hatta Hospital and 1,039,470 visited the authority’s 12 primary healthcare centers.

Surgeries

The number of surgical operations performed in DHA hospitals during was 26,000, with an average of 2,208 monthly operations. Major operations amounted to 13,771 and accounted to 52 per cent of surgeries.

Rashid, Dubai, Latifa, &Hatta Hospitals accounted for 30.4 per cent, 41.1 per cent, 25.3 per cent and 3.2 per cent of the total operations, respectively.

Main surgeries include orthopedic surgery (20.4 per cent), obstetrics & gynecology (19.2 per cent) and general surgery (15.6per cent).

Outpatient visits & Inpatient visits

The authority recorded 2,257,393 visits to its outpatient clinics, where Emirati nationals constituted 65.7 per cent of all outpatients visits, of which female nationals accounted to 51.8 per cent of the total National attendance.

Of the around 2.26million outpatient clinic visits, DHA hospitals accounted to 42 per cent, 49.6 per cent were primary healthcare and 8.4 took place at the authority’s specialized Health centres with 8.4 per cent of the total attendance. Meanwhile the report found there were 76,963 inpatient visits in 2017.

DHA Dental Centres

The total number of attendees in DHA dental clinics was 167,700 patients, during the year of 2017. The percentage of nationals was 86.2 per cent of total with females constituted around 59.3 per cent of the total. The Dental treatments of 2017 were 181,228 treatments, provided through 15 Dental Clinics and 67 chairs.

Medical fitness Centres

The authority’s 17 medical fitness centres performed 2,012,361 tests during the year 2017, performed through 17 centres. It amounted for 6% increase than that of 2016. About half of these tests performed in Al Muhaisnah (46.9 per cent) with an increase of (3.5 per cent) than that of 2016.

Hospital Beds

There are 2,193 hospital beds spread across DHA’s hospitals; 779 beds in Rashid Hospital, 678 in Dubai Hospital, 468 in Latifa Hospital and 118 in Hatta Hospital. There are also 66 beds in medical fitness centres    

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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. 

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

In May 2018, H.H Sheikh Mohammed, issued Law No. (6) Of 2018 of the DHA. The new Law further enables the DHA to achieve its objectives including regulating medical services in Dubai, enhancing competiveness and transparency, improving medical services and products based on international best practices and achieving the sector’s objectives according to approved strategic plans.

According to the Law, DHA will ensure the availability of quality medical insurance programmes, improve medical services according to the highest international standards, contribute to providing attractive infrastructure for investments, boost Dubai’s position as a global hub for medical tourism and medical education, encourage innovation in the healthcare sector and improve preventive healthcare measures.

The Law specified DHA’s responsibilities to include preparing a comprehensive strategic plan for Dubai’s healthcare sector, conducting studies and surveys to define Dubai’s future needs and matching the results with future investments, licensing and monitoring medical workers and medical facilities according to DHA’s approved regulations. Its responsibilities also include regulating medical education and medical research in collaboration with competent local and international authorities and drafting and developing policies and procedures for the healthcare sector in Dubai.

The Law authorises DHA to regulate and approve the prices of medical services offered by private healthcare facilities in Dubai and ensure the quality of medical services. DHA is also responsible for regulating and facilitating the sending of patients for specialised medical treatment to healthcare facilities both within and outside the country, regulating and overseeing medical tourism in collaboration with concerned authorities, managing and developing policies that govern medical insurance and regulating medical advertising in Dubai.

H.H Sheikh Mohammed also issued Decree No. 17 of 2018 establishing subsidiaries of the DHA: the Dubai Healthcare Corporation and Dubai Health Insurance Corporation to further enhance healthcare services in Dubai and enable DHA to fulfil its responsibilities and obligations.

Three new strategic sectors were also added as part of the decree; they include Strategy and Corporate Development, Health Regulation, and Shared Support Services.

In addition to overseeing the health sector for the Emirate of Dubai, the DHA also focuses on providing services through DHA healthcare facilities including Latifa, Dubai, Rashid and Hatta Hospitals, its 12 primary healthcare centres, 17 medical fitness centres and its 6 specialty centres.

For more information, visit DHA’s website: www.dha.gov.ae 

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