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Saturday, 3 June
2017 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter |
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UAE Ministry of Health and
Prevention holds press
conference to promote travel
health clinics and their
services
(Abu Dhabi) -
The UAE Ministry of Health
and Prevention (MOHAP)
recently held a press
conference regarding travel
health clinics and the
preventative health services
offered by the Ministry. The
press conference was
attended by Dr.Aisha Suhail
director of primary health
care, and Dr. Fatima Al
Attar, Head of International
Health Regulations, in
addition to a number of
department managers,
specialists, nurses and
technical staff who
specialize in preventative
medicine and immunization.
The press conference took
place at the Ministry’s
office in Dubai.
Dr. Aisha Suhail emphasized
- in a speech on behalf of
H.E. Dr. Hussein Abdel-Rahman
Al Rand, Assistant
Undersecretary of MOHAP's
Health Centers and Clinics
Sector - the Ministry's
keenness to enhance the
health of the community in
the UAE, by providing
world-class health services
in a healthy and sustainable
environment. Dr. Al Rand
said: "as part of the
Ministry’s strategic efforts
to develop a preventative
healthcare system in the UAE
and to ensure protection
from infectious diseases,
the Ministry has worked to
equip travel health clinics
with vaccines for infectious
diseases, similar to those
offered at preventative
medical centers associated
with the Primary Health Care
Center. MOHAP has also
worked to raise community
awareness regarding health
and nutrition, and the best
practices when handling
patients with chronic
diseases such as diabetes,
heart conditions, and
others."
Dr.Aisha noted that travel
health clinics are available
at Preventive Centers of the
Ministry.
New clinics have
recently opened
at Al Muhaisnah Health
Centre, Al Ittihad Health
Centre, and the Preventative
Medicine Centre in Fujairah.
All health centres are
provided by new staff and
fully prepared to provide
patients with medical advice
and vaccines, ensuring all
travellers the right to the
best preventative and
curative services, whether
staying in the UAE, or in
transit. Dr. Aisha
emphasized that MOHAP is
always eager to keep pace
with global developments,
and remains committed to
recommendations by the World
Health Organization, to
raise the level of health of
every individual, and
prevent disease. This
contributes to the
Ministry's efforts to
provide holistic and
integrated services, in
addition to effective
vaccinations.
Al Attar said: "MOHAP
keeps permanent contact with
the Centres for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
and the WHO, to keep pace
with the latest developments
and global epidemics, to
take necessary precautions,
and notify travellers, to
avoid catching diseases.
MOHAP provides travellers
all required vaccinations,
and received all necessary
certifications from
government health centres."
Dr. Al Attar noted the
services provided in health
clinics involve assessing
health risks associated with
travel and the status of the
traveler’s health. The
clinics conduct tests to
establish the status of the
traveler's health, before
informing the traveler about
the vaccines they may
require. The clinics provide
travelers with a health
information card featuring
their basic data, chronic
diseases, blood type, and
contact number. Travelers
are also provided with
private consulting in the
case the case of a pregnancy
or kids. All patients are
provided with health
insurance, to guarantee
their care in case of an
emergency, especially the
elderly and pregnant women.
The information provided to
travelers also included how
to handle a disrupted
biological clock, travel
sickness, vasculature or
circulatory issues from
sitting for extended periods
of time, health problems
associated with high
altitudes, heat stroke,
exhaustion, water safety,
and diseases caused by
mosquito bites and other
insects.
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