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Daman signs Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai to healthcare provider network

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 23 - 2008 at 14:11
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Daman, the National Health Insurance Company and the largest health insurer in the region, and Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (MEHD), have signed an agreement under which Moorfields will join the global healthcare provider network of Daman to provide specialist care and treatment to UAE Nationals and expatriates in the country.

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Daman was established by the Abu Dhabi Government to provide the compulsory health insurance plan for expatriates in the UAE.

Holders of Daman insurance policies will now be able to access world class eye care services, consultations and treatment provided by Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, at the hospital which opened in Dubai in 2007.

UAE citizens will also be able to obtain treatment and services from Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai under the 'thiqa' health insurance programme (depending on the type of cover held) which is managed by Daman.

The 'thiqa' programme entitles UAE Nationals to a comprehensive range of healthcare services at all public and private sector healthcare facilities in the 'thiqa' network.

Chris Canning, CEO and Medical Director at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, said:
"We are delighted to sign this agreement with Daman and to join their global network of providers and look forward to providing care at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai to Daman patients and to UAE Nationals under the 'thiqa' programme."


The services and extent of treatment provided by Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai will be dependent upon the type of Daman insurance cover held by individual patients.

The agreement is the first to be signed by Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai with a health insurance company in the UAE.
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About Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai:

Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (MEHD) is the first overseas branch of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the oldest and one of the largest centres for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in the world. Located at the Al Razi Medical Complex in Dubai Health Care City, the facility provides daycase surgery and outpatient diagnostic and treatment services, including emergency care, for a variety of surgical and non-surgical eye conditions. MEHD will also raise standards for research and teaching in the region through its partnership with the Harvard Medical School Dubai Center.

MEHD is owned and managed by the NHS Foundation Trust, and maintains close links with London, including a telelink with sophisticated videoconferencing technology, to ensure that patients in the GCC receive the best eye care treatment in the world.

For further information, please visit MEHD's website or call 04 429 7888.

For further information, kindly contact:

Jonathan Walsh
WPR
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 050 4588610

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