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Abu Dhabi Health Authority
Main Category: Ministry of HealthFirst Address : PO Box 5674
City : Abu Dhabi
Country : United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971 2 4493333
Fax: 971 4 4449822
Email: info@gahs.ae
Website: www.health.ae
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Transplant patients suffer location-lotto
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
EXCLUSIVE: Expatriate renal patients are being forced to remain on dialysis because of a location lottery in the funding of transplant care, Medical Times has learnt.
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HAAD backs malpractice export policy
Monday, 20 October 2008
Monday, 20 October 2008
Abu Dhabi’s leading health agency has defended its decision to farm out potential medical malpractice cases to foreign consultancy firms.
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Abu Dhabi seeks private investors in healthcare
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Health authority chief says private firms will help to improve efficiency of services.
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Diagnosis-related pay
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
A new payment system for hospital care is ready to sweep the region with far reaching consequences for clinicians, healthcare providers and insurers. Medical Times looks at how the system will work and what the potential gains and pitfalls will be.
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Online billing for Abu Dhabi
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Hospitals in Abu Dhabi will start sending their first electronic bills for the payment of hospital care this month, as part of a scheme to make the pay process more effective and cost-efficient, the Health Authority (HAAD)has said.
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JHI takes the reins of Mubadala deal
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Saturday, 23 August 2008
US consultants Johns Hopkins Medicine International is to run the United Arab Emirates’ first molecular imaging centre, Medical Times has learnt.
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Cards not so smart for hospitals
Friday, 22 August 2008
Friday, 22 August 2008
Smart cards widely used as access tags or to carry a patient's medical information, can switch off critical care equipment.
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Molecular imaging centre for Tawam
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Tawam Hospital was further boosted by announcement that work is underway on a state-of-the-art medical molecular imaging centre located in its campus.
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UAE authorities plan split from Arab Medical Board
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
The United Arab Emirates may cuts ties with the Arab Board of Medical Specialisations, after news Abu Dhabi is to spearhead a move towards an independent medical board.
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'No CPE, no license' rules Health Authority
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Pharmacists working in Abu Dhabi will have to notch up 20 hours of Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) each year to renew their license.
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Blank canvas
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
In the first of a four-part series looking at the trials and tribulations of setting up practice in the Middle East, Medical Times goes back to basics to discover how to create a business plan that can survive and succeed in a high-risk, high-reward market.
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UAE launches national health council
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Dubai ruler establishes powerful health body to improve standards of healthcare, services.
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Abu Dhabi trio blacklisted by HA-AD
Friday, 6 June 2008
Friday, 6 June 2008
A trio of dentists has been blacklisted from working in the UAE after reportedly breaking government regulations.
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Doing it the HA-AD way
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HA-AD) has hit the headlines, courtesy of its plans for the emirate's health sector.
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Sweeping health reforms to 'improve lives'
Monday, 12 May 2008
Monday, 12 May 2008
Abu Dhabi sets out five year plan for radical overhaul of health service in emirate.
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National insurance plan makes debut
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HA-AD) has rolled out its highly anticipated insurance scheme for nationals based in the emirate, which replaces the existing health card system.
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Global groups slam hep C ban
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been singled out for condemnation by global health organisations following the news that the hepatitis c virus (HCV) has been added to the country's list of deportable diseases.
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Under construction
Sunday, 20 January 2008
Sunday, 20 January 2008
In the push for a first-world healthcare system, the UAE is pinning its hopes on a flourishing private sector. Joanne Bladd asks whether the nation's new health service is set to come of age - courtesy of outside help.
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HA-AD closes licence loophole
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HA-AD) has enlisted the help of an external body to ensure healthcare professionals' qualifications are valid.
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Laura Bush meets UAE breast cancer survivors
Monday, 22 October 2007
Monday, 22 October 2007
US First Lady meets Emirati women on tour to raise awareness of disease.
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Abu Dhabi health sector positive, says report
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Good outlook for healthcare in UAE capital due to marked private sector investment and radical changes.
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Private health plan is major step forward
Friday, 28 September 2007
Friday, 28 September 2007
The term 'health insurance' is somewhat misleading, says David T Youssef.
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Fake forms see dentist blacklisted
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
An Abu Dhabi-based dentist has been blacklisted after a disciplinary board discovered he had forged documents demonstrating his experience.
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HA-AD widens health cover
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Small companies in Abu Dhabi must take out individual health insurance for each employee, rather than group health cover, under new rules set by Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HA-AD).
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New health cover rules for Abu Dhabi
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Small firms in UAE capital must buy individual health cover for employees and families under new rules.
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UAE tightens up advertising rules
Saturday, 30 June 2007
Saturday, 30 June 2007
The UAE National Media Council has joined the debate on medical advertising. It has issued a warning against misleading medical advertisements, and said that a number of media outlets are violating the law by publishing unlicensed ads.
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Abu Dhabi to transform heathcare
Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Tuesday, 5 June 2007
New deal will see the US-based Cleveland Clinic manage Sheikh Khalifa Medical City.
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ADHA makes private promise
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
The Abu Dhabi Health Authority has issued a circular to private sector hospitals pledging not to recruit healthcare professionals while they are still on contract to private facilities.
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