Posts Tagged ‘UAE’
Companies in the UAE aren’t doing enough to protect employees they send to malaria prone regions, say experts. Over the past three years there has been a 61 percent increase in travel to malaria prone African countries, according to analysis of more than 8.7 million travellers by International SOS. The organisation said the number of [...]
Expats living the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with private medical insurance should be cautious when getting treated in private hospitals. There have been reports of hospitals taking advantage of patients with health insurance. In Emirates 24/7 it was reported that some facilities are looking to make money by over-diagnosing patients with minor ailments. Their insurance [...]
More than half of residents living in the United Arab Emirates admit they never buy travel insurance when they go abroad. According to research from Zurich, Arab expats (67%) are least likely to purchase insurance, followed by Asian expats (43%). In the survey of 748 UAE residents conducted by YouGov, over half (58%) of residents [...]
Over the past three years the breast cancer mortality rate among Emiratis has dropped 5.6%. The data, reported by Gulf News, shows an increase in the number of expat deaths from the disease over the same period. This rise in expat deaths has been partly attributed to a shortage of expat insurance plans that cover [...]
Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should check their health insurance carefully to ensure it doesn’t leave them out of pocket. With so many choice available when it comes to health insurance coverage it can be hard to choose the right one for you. Reports have shown many expat workers in the Gulf state [...]
A Gallup survey of more than 4,000 GCC nationals found 87 percent of Emiratis are satisfied with the quality and accessibility of healthcare in the UAE. The country came second behind Qatar. Despite the large majority claiming happiness with the health system, two in five (39 percent) would still prefer to be treated abroad. The United States [...]
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 [...]
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