Posts Tagged ‘Dubai’
A new Dubai office is helping Clements Worldwide expand its business with a new Middle East & North Africa (MENA) focus. The new office is Clements’ first in the MENA region, and will help the insurer drive sales of its personal and commercial insurance products. Andy Grimes is the newly appointed head of Clements Dubai, [...]
The Dubai health Authority (DHA) has launched the second phase of its E-claims project which aims to introduce a paperless environment for all health insurance processes. The project will mean all health insurance policies can be claimed and will be processed electronically in Dubai. The first phrase of the programme was introduced in June, ensuring [...]
Health officials in the UAE have declared the initiative to carry out medical health checks for expatriate workers, before they enter the country, a success. The UAE’s experiment to screen foreign workers in their home countries for infectious diseases has proved to be successful, Dr Mahmoud Fikri said at a recent meeting. The number of positive [...]
A deposit of Dhs5,000, approximately £600, is now being charged for surgical procedures at American Hospital Dubai. This included outpatient treatment that potentially could lead to surgery. This charge is made regardless of whether you have insurance or not. What’s worse is it isn’t refundable by your insurance company, as the deposit isn’t allocated to [...]
We tend to think of the Middle East as a gold mine because of oil. And while multinationals have long flocked to GCC countries for black gold, they have recently found another lucrative market: private health insurance. At the end of last week Aviva announced it is partnering with Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Insurance Company to [...]
Dubai’s mandatory health insurance scheme, currently under review, could be implemented as early as 2012, reports Claire Ferris-Lay on Arabian Business. This would involve only the initial stages of the plan, which would require every company to offer basic healthcare packages to both local and expat staff. Ferris-Lay quoted Dr. Yousuf Haider, Director of Healthcare [...]
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently announced its mandatory health insurance scheme would be postponed till 2013. The delay appears aimed at allowing businesses and individuals in Dubai more time to prepare for the change. Laila Al Jassmi, Chief Executive of the DHA’s Health Policy & Strategy Sector, commented: We have the models. But what [...]
Expats living in Dubai will no longer receive free chemotherapy, according to a recent article in The National. Previously Dubai’s health system had provided free cancer treatment to all residents, including foreigners. Locals will continue to receive treatment for free under the amended rules, as will expats already undergoing chemotherapy. Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman, Director [...]
A landmark study by the UAE’s National Rehabilitation Center (NRC) recently concluded that 5.3% of all deaths in the UAE are caused by illicit drugs or alcohol. A 2010 survey showed alcohol consumption had risen 30% over the last five years, and in the last decade the number of Alcoholics Anonymous Arabia (AA Arabia) meetings [...]
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