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80pc of health insurance cards issued in 1st phase

“Out of the targeted 250,000 insurance cards planned for the current year Daman has managed to issue 200,000 cards to expat employees and their eligible family members while 50,000 cards are being processed,” official sources at Daman told Khaleej Times yesterday.

The first phase of the national health insurance scheme was enforced on July 1 this year and covered employees in companies that accommodate more than 1,000 staff members.

The officials at Daman disclosed that the company has produced a lot of marketing materials in response to the public education needs. “We have launched a toll free 800432626 that is operational round-the-clock to receive the public inquiries about the project and its products. It is a well-equipped information call centre. We have also developed our Web site to become more user-friendly,” said the officials.

They said Daman has set up a medical department dubbed as ‘medical authorisation department’ staffed with medical professionals to provide the public with medical information about the treatment they might require and the best health institutions to go to.

On January 1, 2007, a second phase of the mandatory insurance project will be implemented for all residents of Abu Dhabi in accordance with a certain policy.

Daman has released different insurance products for the community that include enhanced policy, regional policy and global policy, and depend on the salary package of the insured.

Meanwhile, the General Authority for Health Services, Abu Dhabi-GAHS, yesterday authorised 80 hospitals, medical centres, private clinics and pharmacies to participate in the insurance scheme. According to the Health Insurance Law, only authorised healthcare service providers are entitled to provide healthcare services pursuant to the health insurance scheme. GAHS will issue a certificate of authorisation once the application of the health care providers has been approved, the certificate will be valid for one year and renewable under the same terms.

Authorised health facilities

By a staff reporter

ABU DHABI — THE authorised health facilities and pharmacies include:

Al Noor Hospital — Abu Dhabi

Al Noor Hospital — Al Ain

Dar Al Shifaa Hospital — Abu Dhabi

New Medical Centre Hospital — Abu Dhabi

National Hospital — Abu Dhabi

Al Reef International Hospital-Abu Dhabi

Oasis Hospital — Al Ain

Ahalia Hospital — Abu Dhabi

Al Baitar Specialised Medical Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Al Khaleej Medical Centre — Al Ain

Al Noor Hospital Clinics — Madinat Zayed

Al Quds Specialised Dental Centre — Abu Dhabi

American Crescent Healthcare Centre — Abu Dhabi

Asmat Dental Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Dr Abdullah Azzam Pediatric Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Dr Ahmed Hassan Fikry Medical Centre — Abu Dhabi

Dr Hikmat Matar’s Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Middle East Specialised Medical Centre — Abu Dhabi

Mubarak Medical Centre — Al Ain

New National Medical Centre — Mussafah

Pearly Smile Dental Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Tabarak Medical Centre — Abu Dhabi

Prince Specialist Medical Centre — Abu Dhabi

Amrita Medical Centre — Abu Dhabi

Ansam Dental Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Baniyas Al Ahlia Medical Centre — Baniyas

International Dental Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Al Noor Hospital Clinics — Mussafah

Al Hosn Medical Center — Abu Dhabi

Victory Dental Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Al Mahabba Dental Clinic — Abu Dhabi

Al Ain Speciality Medical Centre — Al Ain

Al Mazroui Hospital Clinics — Mussafah

Al Mazroui Medical Centre — Abu Dhabi

Mina Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Specialised Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Al Shahd Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Arafat Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Sands Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Mubarak Pharmacy — Al Ain

Life Line Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Prince Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Lara Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Reema Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Maryam Pharmacy — Abu Dhab

Alya Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Knights Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Al Kamal Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

New General Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

Al Ittihad Pharmacy — Abu Dhabi

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