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Mohammed constitutes Healthcare City board

DUBAI - A new board of directors for the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCCA) has been constituted by a resolution by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The resolution appoints Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, wife of Shaikh Mohammed, as the chair of the board; Raja Saleh Al Gurg as the deputy chair and Nart Mohammed Khair Mamser, Dr Khaled Mohammed Abdullah Al Zahed, Dr Siham Al Deen Kaldari, Dr Adnan Abu Hammour, Marwan Iqbal Mohammed Abdullah Abdeen and Dr Ayyoub Abdullah Badri as members. The term of the board members is three years and is renewable.

Princess Haya on Wednesday outlined the priorities and the plan of action for the new DHCCA board. Acting under Law No. 9 of 2011, the DHCCA board will oversee and manage the Dubai Healthcare City free zone, realigning it as an internationally renowned centre for integrated medical services.

The board’s strategic powers and duties include reviewing the DHCCA’s policies and operational plans; determining investment opportunities in the free zone; and appointing specialised consultants to assist in DHCCA’s initiatives.

The board will oversee a new governance structure that will include a new entity, the Dubai Healthcare City Regulatory (DHCR) arm, which will include the current regulatory and licensing authority known as “The Centre of Planning and Quality (CPQ)”. Princess Haya said the board will work to advance all planned components of the free zone and its centerpiece, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Centre. She said the board will work closely with the Dubai Health Authority to come up with the best healthcare model for Dubai.