Health Insurance for Low-Income Expats in UAE
Dubai, June 11 Abu Dhabi emirate will start a health insurance policy next month which will help low-income expats. "From July 1, all companies that fall under the Phase 1 category will be obliged to take part in the health insurance scheme // which will make the lowest paid the first to benefit from the law," said Dr Ahmad Al Mazroui, Director General of the General Authority for Hea...UAE Reports lowest number of AIDS cases
WHO has reported that UAE had some of the lowest number of reported HIV/Aids cases in the world over the past few years, and there are statistics to prove it.// This was the conclusion of the official report released by the Preventive Medicine Department at the Ministry of Health. Neighboring countries have also reported a similar situation. According to the report, "Cultural,...Escalating Healthcare charges in UAE
In UAE, the common man has seen a rapid increase in healthcare charges over the past few years. The people in UAE have been affected not only by the rising cost of living// but also by the health sector, which has become a money-spinning business. The government in 2003 revised the healthcare fee structure. This had upset many emigrants, who previously had the benefit of ‘free’ hospital...WHO Awards Prequalification Status to the First UAE Approved Vaccine
The first ever vaccine approved by the UAE Ministry of Health (MOH) against highly contagious rotavirus has been recently awarded with a //prequalification status by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is the first time a vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis has received such clearance. The WHO prequalification endorses the Rotarix quality, safety and efficacy, and its ability t...UAE Introduces Cervical Cancer Vaccine
An education programme on cervical cancer prevention and the new vaccine Gardasil was conducted in the American Hospital Dubai//. This was organized by a team of doctors from Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the hospital and was attended by 130 women. Dr Rihab Awad of the hospital insisted on a routine screening procedure for cervical cancer like the pap tests once a year. Any ab...