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Rashid Hospital. / 25.250°N 55.317°E / 25.250; 55.317. Rashid Hospital (in Arabic: مستشفى راشد) is a 786-bed general medical/surgical hospital in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and is a part of the Dubai Health Authority. Built in 1973, it is the city's second oldest hospital, and is located on the Oud Metha Road adjacent ...
Dubai Healthcare City ( DHCC) ( Arabic: مدينة دبي الصحية) is a healthcare free economic zone situated in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DHCC was launched in 2002 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. DHCC was mandated by the government [1] to meet the ...
According to the UAE government, total expenditures on health care from 1996 to 2003 were AED 1,601,384,360.05 [US$436 million]. According to the World Health Organization, in 2004 total expenditures on health care constituted 2.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and the per capita expenditure for health care was US$497.
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) was formed in 2007 under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai. The program was launched in March 2008. Before the DHA was established, the body overseeing healthcare in the emirate was known as the Department of Health and Medical ...
Dubai Hospitalمستشفى دبـــي. / 25.28417°N 55.32167°E / 25.28417; 55.32167. Dubai Hospital is a public hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is part of Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services . Although the decision to construct Dubai Hospital was made in 1977, it did not begin admitting patients until March ...
Armada Medical Center, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Armada Towers; Aster Hospitals, (Mankhool, Qusais) Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery, Dubai (private) Canadian specialist hospital ,DUBAI abu hail; Carewell Medical Center (Carewell Clinics JVC) Derma One Medical Center Dubai (private) Dr. Michael's Dental Clinic (private) Micris Dental Clinic ...
Obesity. Obesity is a growing health concern with health officials stating that obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United Arab Emirates. According to Forbes, United Arab Emirates ranks 18 on a 2007 list of fattest countries with a percentage of 68.3% of its citizens with an unhealthy weight. [5]
Women, children. History. Opened. 1986; 38 years ago. ( 1986) as Al Wasl Hospital. Latifa Hospital, previously known as Al Wasl Hospital, is a public hospital in Dubai that provides medical care specifically for women and children. In April 2012, it was renamed Latifa Hospital in memory of Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.