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Saturday, 8 July
2017 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter |
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UAE Ministry of Health
and Prevention holds
workshop in preparation for
the launch of the national
health survey project
(Abu Dhabi) -
The UAE
Ministry of Health and
Prevention recently
organized a workshop with
representatives from the
Federal Authority for
Competitiveness and
Statistics, the Dubai Health
Authority, the Abu Dhabi
Health Authority, a number
of local statistical centers
in the UAE and the sponsor
of the survey (IMS
Quintiles) as part of its
preparation for the launch
of the national health
survey project. The national
health survey aims to
collect field information on
the health reality in the
UAE in order to update the
population health database,
measure health performance
indicators and support
planning strategies and
health policies at the
country level.
Alia Zaid Harbi, Director Of
Statistics and Research
Center, MOHAP, noted the
importance of the national
health survey in adopting a
national statistical
methodology in accordance
with the highest
international standards in
statistical quality, in line
with the Ministry's strategy
in developing health
information systems and
implementing global
standards in infrastructure
management in health
facilities, with the
ultimate goal of achieving
the objectives of the
country’s National Agenda
and the UAE Vision 2021 to
become one of the best
countries in the world.
Harbi lauded the efforts and
cooperation among the
committee members preparing
the plan and various stages
of the health survey,
highlighting the importance
of accomplishing the
project. The survey covers
many sustainable and
national indicators, the
most important of which are:
social demographic
characteristics, individual
behavior and health habits,
community health and risk
factors, health expenditure,
individual and family
expenditure on health,
environmental health,
healthy biomarkers, and
mortality.
The workshop's agenda
included reviewing the
basics and methodologies of
the national health survey
as well as the accomplished
tasks and activities based
on the target completion
date. The first phase of the
project has been completed
while the second phase which
focuses on planning and
development are still set
for completion.
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