The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) recently organized a workshop for the employees of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) on how to deal with the mental health needs of GDRFA’s residents. 

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), represented by the Specialized Care Department of Hospitals Sector, recently organized, in collaboration with Sharjah Roads & Transport Authority, awareness lectures (English & Urdu) to raise Sharjah taxi drivers’ awareness about mental disorders.

H.E Dr. Youssef Mohammed Al Serkal, Assistant Under-Secretary for the Hospitals Sector at Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), stressed that nursing and midwifery are one of the major and strategic professions in healthcare systems and play a vital role in supporting the comprehensive health coverage. 

His Excellency Dr. Hussein Abdel-Rahman Al-Rand, Assistant Undersecretary of Health Centers and Clinics Sector, emphasized that the National Immunization Programme plays significant role through creating a broad preventive umbrella to boost immunity of the whole community, particularly, school students against vaccine preventable diseases.

All hospitals in the UAE that have applied to obtain the international accreditation from recognised medical bodies are moving in the right direction, said H.E. Dr. Mohammad Salim Al Olama, Undersecretary for the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP).

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), collaboratively with Pfizer, has launched “Keep On Beating” campaign in a bid to make positive lifestyle changes and to early detect cardiovascular disease-related risk factors including; smoking, malnutrition, inactivity and stress, since these diseases are not only confined to genetic factors such as (family history, gender, and age).