Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 5, 2015

The Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, HE Eng. Essa Al Maidoor, received today HE Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality and Chairman of the Health and Safety Committee of the Dubai Executive Council, at the DHA headquarters.

The aim of the meeting was to discuss means of cooperation and ways to strengthen collaboration between the two government entities with an aim to carry out initiatives that help improve the health status of the population of the emirate.

Al Maidoor highlighted that the Authority is keen to offer its expertise and said that through exchange of information and discussion; the two sides can continue to collaborate on various aspects of health and safety.

The two sides discussed the importance of further improving health status of the population and protecting public health and safety which are fundamentally important.

The two sides also highlighted the importance of cooperation between all government entities to achieve the vision set by the leaders of Dubai and the UAE.

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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 Engineer Essa Al Maidoor is the Director-General of the DHA.

The DHAs 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 DHAs 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