The Ministry of Health and Community Protection confirmed that it works to monitor health ads via social media around the clock, to protect community members and patients from misleading and deception, and applies severe penalties to violators, according to the law.
The Ministry indicated to «Emirates Today» that it is monitoring health advertisements through social media, as the most prevalent and influential means, in recent years, to ensure the existence of health licenses in the first place, and to monitor any health advertising violations, where necessary measures are taken against violators Based on government decisions in this regard.
She said: “In view of the wide spread and the large number of social media, the Ministry from time to time educates and warns the public about the drive behind what is published through these means of promoting health products or services that may have a lot of misleading and deception, and perhaps what enhances the efforts of the ministry in controlling practices Advertising is also the issuance of relevant laws that support these efforts, such as the law on controlling the media content of the National Media Council, and the law on the uses of information technology in the health field.
The Ministry clarified that it deals with health advertisements based on Cabinet Resolution No. (7) of 2007 regarding the health advertising system, which obliges each party that wishes to advertise any health service provided within the state by obtaining the approval of the Ministry, as a prerequisite for this announcement to come out The audience.
The Ministry confirmed the presence of inspectors working 24 hours a day, in all emirates, in coordination with local health authorities, its task is to audit and control this type of advertisement, and to take legal measures immediately in the event that any violation related to health ads is discovered and proven.
And she continued: «While the Ministry monitors some violations by some health institutions, it gives them a 72-hour period to remove the violation, and in the event that it deliberately does not remove it, the Ministry takes legal measures based on the legislation issued in this regard.
She stressed that it does not allow any doctor to practice the profession or an institution that provides health services without a license from one of the health authorities in the country, and it is not allowed to advertise any medical product unless it is registered with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, to protect the community of the state and to preserve its health and safety. The Dubai Health Authority recently confirmed that it is in coordination with the relevant authorities to limit the spread of misleading health ads in public places or social media, in order to preserve the health of people, and protect them from fraud and deception practiced by some health centers and doctors, especially that the authority Spotted some misleading health ads, whether in public places or what is promoted through social media, where some carried remedial allegations that are totally illogical and improper, with the aim of attracting those seeking treatment, which is unacceptable by the rule of law, and must be ended.
«Health»: No doctor is allowed to practice the profession without a license.
The Ministry deals with health advertisements based on Cabinet Resolution No. 7 of 2007 regarding the health advertising system.
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The time limit for eliminating the violation of health institutions monitored by the Ministry of Health.