Two new DHA subsidiaries, Dubai Health Insurance Corporation and Dubai Healthcare Corporation, have been established to support the effort to further enhance healthcare services in the emirate and enable DHA to fulfil its responsibilities and obligations.
In addition, HH Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami has been appointed director general of the DHA.
Dubai Health Insurance Corporation is responsible for managing and overseeing health insurance services in Dubai according to relevant legislation. The Corporation also seeks to ensure quality health insurance for Dubai’s citizens, residents and visitors, protect the rights of policyholders, and design health insurance packages. It will also license and regulate health insurers, claims management companies, insurance brokers and service providers.
Dubai Health Insurance Corporation is also responsible for managing Dubai Government’s health insurance programme and issuing reports and recommendations related to health insurance and health economics.
On the other hand, Dubai Healthcare Corporation is responsible for operating and managing public health facilities in Dubai, including primary healthcare centres, specialty centres, medical fitness services centres, and public and occupational medical centres. The new body is also responsible for managing, operating and developing the units attached to it either directly or through a third party and developing and implementing strategies to enhance medical services in line with Dubai’s and DHA’s strategic plans.
The Corporation is also responsible for full integration of medical services, qualifying Dubai’s medical facilities for international accreditations, conducting surveys and studies for new healthcare facilities and medical services, and drafting policies and procedures for public health management and submitting them to DHA for approval. It is also responsible for managing preventive healthcare measures and conducting the research required to enhance the general health of the people of Dubai.
Dubai Healthcare Corporation is also responsible for proposing prices for medical and healthcare services at medical facilities under its management, procuring medicines and medical resources for such facilities, providing preventive medical and medical fitness services and managing, operating or developing any other medical facilities assigned to it by Dubai Government.
The CEOs of Dubai Healthcare Corporation and Dubai Health Insurance Corporation will be appointed according to a resolution issued by the chairman of the Dubai Executive Council based on the recommendation of DHA’s director general. M