Dubai Health Authority unveils logo

Notes and media contacts

On behalf of the DHA, for further details please contact

Marcus Pepperell/Philippa Daniels @ FD
Tel: +971 (0)4 332 8832

• The DHA was created following a royal decree issued in June 2007.

• The creation of the DHA will lead to better health care services and facilities within Dubai to the benefit of all UAE nationals, residents and visitors. The DHA and related Agencies will also enable healthcare services within Dubai to respond more efficiently and effectively to future demands as Dubai continues to grow and expand

• The DHA Implementation will be undertaken in phases and will take around four years to complete. In the meantime the Department of Health and Medical Services (DoHMS) continues to provide medical services

• His Excellency Qadhi Al Murooshid has been appointed Director General of the emergent DHA. He is the only official spokesperson who can comment on behalf of the DHA

• The strategic goals of the DHA are to:
Understand health needs and demands and pan-sector capacity
Improve lifestyle choices and self-care
Ensure appropriate service availability
Ensure services are high quality
Ensure health is affordable
Ensure effective governance across public and private sectors

• The DHA transition team is working closely with the Executive Council (TEC) on all future financing arrangements which will be regulated by the Dubai Medical Regulatory Authority.

• The changes will
Help to deliver the Dubai Strategic Plan
Build a Health system and Healthcare provision that can compete
- With the private sector
- With the best in the world
Delivers a quality service to
- Emirati nationals
- Visitors
- Business people and workers
Increase transparency and accountability, especially around costs and funding of healthcare provision
Create challenging and stimulating careers for Health sector professionals that makes Dubai an attractive place to work
Implement a regulatory and licensing regime that supports all of the above