The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that the Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah was recently awarded international accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI) after passing the rigorous assessments used to classify global institutions providing high-quality patient care. The JCI team conducted field visits to the hospital to evaluate its implementation of processes and procedures based on the internationally recognized standards for medical institutions. The award comes at a time where the UAE continues to maintain its number 1 ranking globally in terms of the highest number of accredited health institutions.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention recently met with a Chinese delegation to discuss mutually beneficial cooperation in the use of technological innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) in the health care sector. The Ministry was represented by H.E. Dr. Hussein Abdul Rahman Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for Centers and Health Clinics, and Dr. Issa Al Mansouri, Director of the Undersecretary Office and Director of the International Health Relations, while the Chinese delegates were headed by Liu Xia, Vice Mayor of Wuxi City. Samer Al-Hallaq, Regional Director of AstraZeneca Middle East, was also present in the gathering.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has issued a license to 211 health facilities in the country this year as well as ordered the closure of 24 private companies for non-compliance with the set regulations. The issuance of license and closure order are part of the Ministry’s supervisory mandate and aligned with its strategy to implement globally recognized standards across health facilities in the state.  

Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has announced the details of its Visiting Consultants Program for the month of December 2018, to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients. Doctors participating in this month's program will visit Al Baraha, Al Qassimi, Al Amal, Khorfakkan, Saqr, Abdullah Bin Omran, Fujairah, Dibba and Obaidullah hospitals, to provide medical services in their fields of expertise that include laparoscopy and rehabilitation, heart disease, gynaecology and obstetrics, kidney and hypertension, neurology, psychiatry, gastrointestinal tract, obesity and related diseases, haematology, immunology, ophthalmology, geriatrics, modern childbirth, sports medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery and interventional cardiology. 

Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to launch a health awareness campaign in the UAE media to address the growing global concern of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. The MoU was signed by Sameh Al Fangary, General Manager of GlaxoSmithKline, in the presence of H.E. Dr. Yousif Mohammed Al Serkal, Assistant Undersecretary for the Hospitals Sector. The signing ceremony was attended by H.E. Dr. Mohammad Salim Al Olama, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Prevention; (H.E.) Dr. Hussein Abdulrahman Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for Health Centers and Clinics, MOHAP, and Chairman of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Committee.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) successfully organized a workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it can contribute to achieve the goals and objectives of the UAE strategy on Artificial Intelligence launched by the UAE cabinet in the year 2017. The initiative also aimed at encouraging efforts to use AI technologies to strengthen the efforts put forward to achieve the national KPI on decreasing mortality from cancer and cardio vascular diseases. Furthermore, participants were exposed to an atmosphere that promoted the culture of innovation and further inculcating it as part of one's daily practices in their respective fields of work.