The UAE joins the world in marking the World Down Syndrome Day which takes place on March 21 every year to raise the community awareness about the down syndrome and to support its patients, as well as to integrate them in society and ensure their access to their rights fully, and empower them to prove themselves and their capabilities and provide support to their families in dealing with challenges of this disease.
The UAE has been keen on providing comprehensive care, quality health, and educational services for the people of determination. In this respect, the UAE was one the world’s first countries to sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, reflecting the directives of the wise leadership which spared no effort locally and globally in serving this category to ensure their integration into society and to make use of their capabilities in the sustainable development process.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention has dedicated to patients with down syndrome an innovative package of healthcare services, including a multispecialty clinic providing high-quality monitoring services in a friendly environment. The clinics comprise pediatricians and social workers specializing in mental and emotional health to motivate them and unleash their capabilities within an integrated healthcare system that guarantees their quality of life.
Also, MoHAP has established an electronic unit to supervise the health of patients with Down syndrome, in line with government directives in terms of providing the best health services to people of determination.