It enhances the country's position as a global destination for medical tourism

International recognition of the "Emirates Accreditation" standard in the provision of health care services

Amina Mohammed: “The center seeks to contribute to the implementation of the leadership’s vision regarding the application of the highest standards of health care in the Emirates and Dubai.”

The Emirates International Accreditation Center standard for evaluating health care service providers has obtained international recognition from the “International Society for Health Care Quality” (ISQua), in a global achievement that was made with Emirati efforts, and in cooperation with a group of national medical competencies working in various health care and services sectors in the country .

The experts of the international association praised the standard prepared by the center, and its points of distinction, starting with its coverage of all required standards at a rate of 98.4%, and then its unprecedented coverage of multiple sectors of health care institutions, including hospitals, medical clinics of various specialties, one-day surgery centers, and fertility centers. , home care services, medical tourism services, and telehealth.

Amina Ahmed Mohamed, Executive Director of the Emirates International Accreditation Center, said:

The experts of the International Society for Healthcare Quality appreciated the diversity of quality standards in the standard, which extended to meet the needs of all visitors to health care institutions, and were not limited to patients only, but also included the needs of health facilities, visitors, and even workers in those institutions, which gave this standard an opportunity to distinguish from similar ones. Previously approved international and regional standards, whether internationally or in the Middle East.

The international recognition of this standard paves the way for the "Emirates International Accreditation Center" to become the global and regional leader in providing internationally recognized integrated services, covering various health care facilities, based on globally trusted standards, which enhances the position of the Emirate of Dubai and the UAE as a global destination for medical tourism. It gives the opportunity to lay the nucleus for a unified charter for health service standards in all emirates of the country in the future.

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