Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has revealed that it is working to create insurance packages for the owners of Al Hamam and senior citizens to cover all their needs, both in terms of treatment and medical devices, as part of its plan to review and develop the current health insurance system. , Dr. Younis Kazem.
"The new packages, which the Authority is preparing to implement soon, will provide the caregivers with all the treatment services they need, which were not included in the previous insurance packages, Wheelchairs, and all the devices they need.
"Many people, who are motivated, have a high capacity for productivity and giving, when they have the tools that enable them to do so, which the Authority will provide them so that they can live a normal life, without feeling the lack of their necessary needs."
"The category of senior citizens is also one of the most demanding categories to suit the nature of the diseases they are afflicted with, to provide them with all their therapeutic requirements and provide them with comfort and happiness."
He added that the Authority has set up a team to study and review the current insurance system in order to develop it to serve the patients and beneficiaries of the health insurance in the Emirate by adding additional benefits to be applied as soon as possible. Comprehensive, to find out the most important services and additional benefits that can be added, and in the interests of patients, in terms of treatment, as well as all beneficiaries of insurance. Following the completion of the study of the various items, which will be covered by the development and modernization process, the Authority will meet with the insurance companies in order to develop the most appropriate mechanism for their application, in order to achieve and ensure the interests of all parties.
The citizens, who are of great interest, have demanded the expansion of their insurance packages, to include artificial limbs and all medical devices, which are required by every handicap, especially as these devices are significantly higher than their capacity, and their absence affects negatively in their daily lives.