She won the "Banner of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Program" for Government Services

"Dubai Health" reveals the ability of the "Dubai Health Shield" to address epidemics

  • Hamdan bin Mohammed handed over the "Hamdan Banner" to the Dubai Health Authority for the "Dubai Health Shield" initiative.

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The Dubai Health Authority expressed its pride and pride in winning the "Banner of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Program for Governmental Services", as the owner of the best government initiative within the program for the "Dubai Health Shield" initiative.

The Dubai Health Shield initiative is one of the most modern protection and prevention systems for infectious and epidemic diseases in the world. It relies on the best equipment, technologies and smart solutions, in addition to the highest standards and protocols in force internationally, based on a selection of specialized and professional cadres.

The victory came as a culmination of the great efforts made by the authority, and implemented, within the “Dubai Health Shield”, especially during all stages of addressing the global “Covid-19” pandemic, as the effectiveness of the initiative and its ability to confront any emergency health condition was proven, and this was reflected in the praise of the international community. With the distinguished and rapid response of the Emirate of Dubai in dealing with the pandemic and ensuring the safety of community members in the emirate, Dubai will be the most resilient city in the world in the fight against “Covid-19”.

Finally, after receiving the flag from His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, the Director-General of the authority, Awad Saghir Al Ketbi, stressed that "the Dubai Health Shield is not just an initiative in the typical and familiar concept of initiatives, but rather it is an integrated and comprehensive system that achieves The highest degree of health security for the community and surrounds the residents of Dubai, including citizens, residents and visitors, with the best means of protection and prevention of infectious and epidemic diseases.

The effect of the positive shield also extends to more than that, which is the early detection, monitoring and follow-up of diseases and epidemics, and then dealing with them, besieging them, reducing their danger and eliminating them.

He added that tackling the "Covid-19" pandemic was a real test for the "Dubai Health Shield", which proved a remarkable strength in the face of the pandemic, whether in terms of accurate monitoring, early detection and isolation of infected people, or in terms of proactive examinations, data analysis, automation of results and other things. Procedures and protocols implemented.

He explained that the authority, through the "Dubai Health Shield", achieved a result of 99.7% in the happiness index of customers and reduced the time for obtaining the service by 99%, after increasing the absorptive capacity of laboratories, which amounted to 1114%, at a time when Dubai topped the global classification of "Covid-" doses. 19» and the first place at the level of the Arab countries as the safest city in terms of the spread of the pandemic.

Al Ketbi stressed that the "Dubai Health Shield" has also proven the effectiveness and importance of modern and smart technologies on which the shield depends, and the value of the strategic partnerships that the authority has documented with the private health sector, through which it linked prevention systems in all medical facilities at the level of Dubai, as well as the great role that it played. Human and medical cadres specifically in managing the process of confronting “Covid-19”.

He said: If the Dubai Health Authority was honored to win the "Banner of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Program for Government Services", it is proud of the amazing capabilities provided by the Dubai government to the authority in order to establish the latest protection, prevention and control systems for infectious and epidemic diseases.

He thanked those in charge of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Program for Governmental Services, stressing that they spare no effort in helping departments and institutions in Dubai to raise the level of performance and achievement in a positive competitive atmosphere.

He also thanked the government departments in Dubai, which formed the first line of defense against "Covid-19".

Al Ketbi expressed the authority's pride and appreciation to all its cadres, officials, employees and work teams, and everyone who contributed to making the Health Authority among the forefront of successful institutions and at the forefront of the desired development towards a better health future.

For her part, the Director of the Customer Happiness Department, the innovation leader in the authority, Fatima Al Khaja, confirmed that winning the “Banner of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Program for Governmental Services” is the result of the concerted efforts of all the sectors and departments of the authority, which cooperated with each other and strengthened the work of specialized teams, in order to "Dubai Health" reaches this level of success, and then wins the flag.

She said that the Health Authority possesses an environment that incubates innovation and stimulates creativity and the production of innovative ideas, and that this environment will produce other competitive initiatives that serve the community, enhance its health security and make the Authority always at the forefront.

Dubai Health Shield is an integrated system that protects Dubai residents from infectious and epidemic diseases.

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