The UAE Medical Day is an annual observance dedicated to honoring healthcare workers in the nation.
Official Date: May 9
Organized by a number of UAE ministries as a gesture of gratitude, this day aims to celebrate the efforts of healthcare workers in enhancing individuals’ health and the community’s well-being.
Key Focus Areas
- Show gratitude to doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and all healthcare workers for their selflessness.
- Motivate healthcare workers to increase their contributions to safeguard people and society against diseases.
- Create initiatives to raise awareness of healthcare workers’ crucial role in society.
- Enhance the quality of medical services and support the health sector.
- Cultivate a national culture of innovation in medical services.
- Develop national health policies.
- Issue legislations to boost community health.
- Develop methods of implementation of international health standards.
- Improve the quality of health safety systems.
- Take adequate measures to enhance the quality of life in the UAE.
- Encourage people to lead healthy lifestyles.
Top Facts
- There are more than 125,000 healthcare workers in the UAE.
- The UAE has more than 25,414 medical doctors, 6,576 dentists, and 11,827 pharmacists according to statistics conducted in 2019.
- According to the same statistics, more than 56,142 nurses and 25,928 technicians work in the UAE.
- As stated in the 2019 statistics, there are more than 151 hospitals in the UAE.