Al Corniche Hospital is owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Hospital is managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine International in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, one of the most esteemed healthcare organizations in the United States.
"The new position was created to augment Al Corniche Hospital's leadership in promoting women's and children's health at the local and national level", said Clyde Eder, Chief Operating Officer of Seha. "Some of Wali's core responsibilities will include prenatal care and a focus on child automobile safety with the goal of ensuring that every child leaves Al Corniche Hospital in a properly installed car seat by the end of 2010."
"Amira Wali brings broad international experience in the area of public health," says Ronald Lavater, Chief Executive Officer of Al Corniche Hospital. "Having a public health expert as a member of the health management team is a significant step forward in our mission to set and raise the standard of women's and newborns' health care in the region," he added.
"It is a privilege to join the Seha team and work with Al Corniche leadership", added Ms. Wali. "I look forward to augmenting their programs to upgrade the healthcare delivery systems in Abu Dhabi and to supporting the Public Health programs fostered by the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi."
"We are delighted to congratulate Amira on her position at the Corniche Hospital," said Oliver Harrison, M.D., Head of Public Health and Policy at the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) the regulative body of the Healthcare Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. "Abu Dhabi faces a number of public health challenges, especially in diabetes and road safety. HAAD and other government agencies are working hard to address these issues, but we cannot do this alone. We need hospitals and other organizations to drive the implementation of these programs. It is very good news that Al Corniche Hospital, which delivers nearly 40% of Abu Dhabi's babies, will be helping to ensure that those babies get the best possible start in life. We are grateful for the unique public health focus that Seha and Johns Hopkins have brought to the market."
Wali's work with NAS HD established basic health programs for underprivileged families. She has also worked in the Washington, D.C., office of the World Health Organization (WHO) on avian influenza management. Wali has a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in international health from George Mason University (Virginia, USA). Her previous international public health work has taken her to Saudi Arabia, Peru and Germany.
Al Corniche Hospital is a Joint Commission International-accredited health care facility. The largest maternity hospital in the UAE, it provides facilities for more than 10,000 births and 216,000 outpatient visits a year. Under a management agreement with Johns Hopkins Medicine International and Seha in September 2008, a Johns Hopkins management team has day-to-day oversight of the 235-bed hospital.
Al Corniche is one of the three hospitals in the UAE under the management of the Baltimore, Md.-based JHI. Tawam Hospital, a 477-bed tertiary care facility in Al Ain, and Al Rahba Hospital, a 135-bed community facility just outside Abu Dhabi City, also are managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine International and are accredited by the Joint Commission International.
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Al Corniche Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine has appointed a new public health manager, a post also believed to be the first of its kind in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates. The announcement naming Amira Wali, M.S, former program director for NAS HD, a non-governmental organization in Cairo, Egypt, dedicated to human development issues, was made by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) and the hospital's leadership team.
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About Seha:
Seha is health in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company — whose corporate identity is Seha — is an independent, public joint stock company created to manage and develop the curative activities of the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Seha is committed to providing quality, cost-effective health care on par with international standards measured through accessibility, affordability, choice and satisfaction. Seha owns and operates 12 hospital facilities, 2,544 licensed beds, 62 primary health and ambulatory care clinics, 2 blood banks and an autism education center. Seha is one of the largest employers in the region, with more than 16,500 employees.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine International:
Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) facilitates the global development of the Johns Hopkins Medicine mission: to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care.
As the international access point to thousands of Johns Hopkins experts in medicine, nursing, public health and health care administration, JHI coordinates treatment for out-of-town patients who travel to Baltimore and for local patients with limited English proficiency. It also provides services in hospital management, health care consulting and clinical education through strategic alliances and affiliations in the Middle East, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine:
A more than $5bn enterprise, Johns Hopkins Medicine unites physicians and scientists of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with the organizations, health professionals and facilities of JHHS.
The mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care. Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine educates medical students, scientists, health care professionals and the public; conducts biomedical research; and provides patient-centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat human illness.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has provided international leadership in the education of physicians and medical scientists in biomedical research and in the application of medical knowledge to sustain health since The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889. The Johns Hopkins Health System includes four acute-care hospitals — The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Howard County General Hospital, and Suburban Hospital — and other provider and managed care organizations, which together provide an integrated health care delivery system. For more information about Johns Hopkins Medicine, please visit: www.hopkinsmedicine.org.
About HAAD:
The Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) is the regulative body of the Healthcare Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ensures excellence in Healthcare for the community by monitoring the health status of the population.
HAAD defines the strategy for the health system, monitors and analyses the health status of the population and performance of the system.
In addition HAAD shapes the regulatory framework for the health system, inspects against regulations, enforce standards, and encourages adoption of world - class best practices and performance targets by all healthcare service providers in the Emirate.
HAAD also drives programs to increase awareness and adoption of healthy living standards among the residents of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in addition to regulating scope of services, premiums and reimbursement rates of the health system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Media contact:
Salama Al Mazrouei
Corporate Marketing Department
Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. "Seha"
P.O. Box 109090 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel: + 971 2 410 2317
Fax: + 971 2 410 2302
Seha is health in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company — whose corporate identity is Seha — is an independent, public joint stock company created to manage and develop the curative activities of the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Seha is committed to providing quality, cost-effective health care on par with international standards measured through accessibility, affordability, choice and satisfaction. Seha owns and operates 12 hospital facilities, 2,544 licensed beds, 62 primary health and ambulatory care clinics, 2 blood banks and an autism education center. Seha is one of the largest employers in the region, with more than 16,500 employees.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine International:
Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) facilitates the global development of the Johns Hopkins Medicine mission: to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care.
As the international access point to thousands of Johns Hopkins experts in medicine, nursing, public health and health care administration, JHI coordinates treatment for out-of-town patients who travel to Baltimore and for local patients with limited English proficiency. It also provides services in hospital management, health care consulting and clinical education through strategic alliances and affiliations in the Middle East, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine:
A more than $5bn enterprise, Johns Hopkins Medicine unites physicians and scientists of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with the organizations, health professionals and facilities of JHHS.
The mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care. Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine educates medical students, scientists, health care professionals and the public; conducts biomedical research; and provides patient-centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat human illness.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has provided international leadership in the education of physicians and medical scientists in biomedical research and in the application of medical knowledge to sustain health since The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889. The Johns Hopkins Health System includes four acute-care hospitals — The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Howard County General Hospital, and Suburban Hospital — and other provider and managed care organizations, which together provide an integrated health care delivery system. For more information about Johns Hopkins Medicine, please visit: www.hopkinsmedicine.org.
About HAAD:
The Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) is the regulative body of the Healthcare Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ensures excellence in Healthcare for the community by monitoring the health status of the population.
HAAD defines the strategy for the health system, monitors and analyses the health status of the population and performance of the system.
In addition HAAD shapes the regulatory framework for the health system, inspects against regulations, enforce standards, and encourages adoption of world - class best practices and performance targets by all healthcare service providers in the Emirate.
HAAD also drives programs to increase awareness and adoption of healthy living standards among the residents of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in addition to regulating scope of services, premiums and reimbursement rates of the health system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Media contact:
Salama Al Mazrouei
Corporate Marketing Department
Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. "Seha"
P.O. Box 109090 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel: + 971 2 410 2317
Fax: + 971 2 410 2302
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