Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced the working hours for all DHA hospitals, medical fitness centres, specialised centres and primary health care centres during Ramadan.

The working hours for the DHA administration will be from 9am to 2pm from Sunday to Thursday.

DHA hospitals

-      Latifa Hospital for Women and Children

The Emergency departments at Latifa Hospital will operate as usual 24/7.

Specialist clinics will function from 9am to 2pm, staff clinic will be open from 8am to 1pm during working days.

-      Hatta Hospital

The Emergency departments at Hatta Hospital will operate as usual 24/7.

Specialist clinics will function from 8am to 1pm. Meanwhile, Family Medicine clinic will open from Sunday to Thursday from 8am to 9:30pm. The Iftar break will be from 6:30pm to 8pm. 

-      Dubai Hospital

The Emergency departments at Dubai Hospital will operate as usual 24/7.

Surgery Department and the staff clinic will function from 8am to 1pm during working days while working hours for the hospital will be from 9am to 2pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Morning specialist clinics will open from 8am to 1pm while afternoon clinics will operate from 1pm to 6pm.

-      Rashid Hospital

The Emergency departments at Dubai Hospital will operate as usual 24/7 per.

Working hours for the hospital will be from 9am to 2pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Morning outpatient clinics will open from 8am to 1pm while afternoon clinics will operate from 1:30pm to 6:30pm.

Medical Fitness Centres

Al Muhaisnah Medical Fitness Centre will open for 24 hours from Saturday to Wednesday but close for Iftar from 5pm to 9pm and Suhoor from 3am to 5am. The centre will close on Thursday at 5pm while it will be closed on Friday. 

Medical fitness centres in Rashidiya will open from 8am to 3pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Uptown Mirdiff and Jumeirah Lake Towers will open from 7am to 3pm from Sunday to Thursday.

 Al Safa, DIFC, Al Lusaily, DAFZA and Emirates Medical Fitness Centres will open from 9am to 2pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Emirates Airlines Medical Fitness Centre will be open from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Dubai Business Village Medical Fitness Centre, Knowledge Village Medical Fitness Centre, JAFZA Medical Fitness Centre, AXS Medical Fitness Centre and Dubai Land Department Medical Fitness Centre will open from 8am to 1pm from Sunday or Thursday.

Meanwhile, Al Karama and Al Qouz Medical Fitness Centres will open from 7am to 4pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Zabeel Medical Fitness Centre will open from 9am to 3pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Primary Health Care Centres

Nad Al Hamar Health Centre, Al Barsha Health Centre and Senior Happiness Centre will be open for 24 hours.

Morning working hours at the centres will be from 9am to 3pm. Afternoon Duty hours will be from 8:30pm to 11:30pm in all centers (Except Al Lusaily health Centre, which will operate from 8pm to 11pm). Saturday working hours are from 9am to 2pm.

Specialised Centre

Dubai Diabetes Centre will operate from 8am to 1pm.

Dubai Cord Blood and Research Centre and Dubai Physiotherapy and rehabilitation Centre will operate from 8am to 2pm.

Dubai Thalassemia Centre will function from 7:30am to 9:30pm for inpatients and 8am to 1pm for outpatients.

Dubai Gynaecology and Fertility centre will open from 8am to 2pm

Dubai Blood Donation Centre will be open from 9am to 2pm and 8pm to 1am from Sunday to Thursday.

The Dubai Complimentary Medicine Centre will open from 8am to 1pm.

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For further information, please contact:
Mahmoud Al Ali
Kamakshi Gupta and Noor Nazzal
Head of Media
Communications Analysts- Media Dept.
Dubai Health Authority
Dubai Health Authority
myalali@dha.gov.ae
klgupta@dha.gov.ae nnnazzal@dha.gov.ae
+9714 219 7260
+9714 2197455

About the Dubai Health Authority:
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) was created, in June 2007, by Law 13 issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, with an expanded vision to include strategic oversight for the complete health sector in Dubai and enhance private sector engagement. 

Prior to the establishment of the DHA, the Department of Health and Medical Services, which was established in 1973, was the functioning authority that almost exclusively focused on health service delivery.

In May 2018, H.H Sheikh Mohammed, issued Law No. (6) Of 2018 of the DHA. The new Law further enables the DHA to achieve its objectives including regulating medical services in Dubai, enhancing competiveness and transparency, improving medical services and products based on international best practices and achieving the sector’s objectives according to approved strategic plans.

According to the Law, DHA will ensure the availability of quality medical insurance programmes, improve medical services according to the highest international standards, contribute to providing attractive infrastructure for investments, boost Dubai’s position as a global hub for medical tourism and medical education, encourage innovation in the healthcare sector and improve preventive healthcare measures.

The Law specified DHA’s responsibilities to include preparing a comprehensive strategic plan for Dubai’s healthcare sector, conducting studies and surveys to define Dubai’s future needs and matching the results with future investments, licensing and monitoring medical workers and medical facilities according to DHA’s approved regulations. Its responsibilities also include regulating medical education and medical research in collaboration with competent local and international authorities and drafting and developing policies and procedures for the healthcare sector in Dubai.

The Law authorises DHA to regulate and approve the prices of medical services offered by private healthcare facilities in Dubai and ensure the quality of medical services. DHA is also responsible for regulating and facilitating the sending of patients for specialised medical treatment to healthcare facilities both within and outside the country, regulating and overseeing medical tourism in collaboration with concerned authorities, managing and developing policies that govern medical insurance and regulating medical advertising in Dubai.

H.H Sheikh Mohammed also issued Decree No. 17 of 2018 establishing subsidiaries of the DHA: the Dubai Healthcare Corporation and Dubai Health Insurance Corporation to further enhance healthcare services in Dubai and enable DHA to fulfil its responsibilities and obligations.

Three new strategic sectors were also added as part of the decree; they include Strategy and Corporate Development, Health Regulation, and Shared Support Services.

In addition to overseeing the health sector for the Emirate of Dubai, the DHA also focuses on providing services through DHA healthcare facilities including Latifa, Dubai, Rashid and Hatta Hospitals, its 12 primary healthcare centres, 17 medical fitness centres and its 6 specialty centres.

For more information, visit DHA’s website: www.dha.gov.ae 

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