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UAE panel reviews measures taken to check H1N1 virus


Dr Hanif Hassan, Minister of Health, chaired the meeting of Higher Supervisory Committee on combating H1N1 virus on 13th July, 2009.

 

The meeting took stock of preventive and educational measures taken by the health authorities in the country and reviewed a health awareness plan for the upcoming Haj and Umrah pilgrimages to be launched in coordination with the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowment and other similar campaigns targeting schools, universities and colleges.
Health officials told the committee that all the 47 reported cases in the UAE had been fully treated and discharged from hospitals with 20 new patients making a full recovery.
The committee instructed the health ministry to publish an update on the virus every Monday and to push ahead with initiatives to spread awareness about the disease. 

The minister also toured an exhibition organised at the Marina Mall Abu Dhabi by the ministry in association with the health authorities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The event aims to raise public awareness about preventive and curative approaches to the disease.

 

 

 

Source: MoH Dubai

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Doctor-Dubai.com brings doctors closer to the people of Dubai


DUBAI, UAE, July 15, 2009 – AJS Inflow launched a service (Doctor-Dubai.com) to give the people of Dubai free, fast & reliable online information about doctors and other healthcare professionals in Dubai. The next-generation website’s easy to use search is enabling people from different walks of life to find doctors who are exactly right for them. Making Dubai truly ‘The city that cares for your wellness’.

 

The ‘Ministry of Health (MOH) – UAE’ licensed website (http://www.doctor-dubai.com) is addressing the need and ever growing demand for quality healthcare information by the people of Dubai, providing a free service where the users can even view the languages that the doctors speak and understand. Users can search the directory to find providers (doctors, physicians, dentists, chiropractors, therapists, alternative medicine practitioners etc) who match criteria such as location, facility name, medical specialty, health insurance affiliation, nationality, languages etc. even by the medical degree. Hence, Providing users with information about options they never had before.

 

More than 1,300 doctors located in Dubai and thousands of companies are volunteering to display their information online. As a result, the website is attracting thousands of views per day.

 

“We are truly excited about the service, it is a corner stone in making Dubai the city that cares for your wellness. We aim to provide valid information at the click of a button” Said Layla Moufid, co-founder of Doctor-Dubai.com.

 

To learn more about Doctor-Dubai.com, or to find a doctor in Dubai visit http://www.doctor-dubai.com/

About (AJS Inflow) Doctor-Dubai.com

 Doctor-Dubai.com (http://www.Doctor-Dubai.com) is a next-generation website dedicated to helping the people of Dubai find local medical professionals who accept their health insurance and ideally match their requirements. With nearly one and half thousand local providers listed, Doctor-Dubai.com has a profile for nearly every individual licensed to practice medicine in Dubai. The site combines detailed provider data with an easy to use search interface to enable users to take the guesswork out of finding the right doctor online.

For health professionals, Doctor-Dubai.com represents a compelling and unique marketing opportunity to reach the millions of users who research for providers online. For more information visit http://www.doctor-dubai.com/About.asp

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