Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI — Mobile health units will provide health tests for public school students based in remote areas of the Northern Emirates, as per plans drafted by the Ministry of Health.

DUBAI — The first-ever project to map the Emirati genome has been initiated by geneticists in the UAE. The project will be used as a reference and eventually help in developing new drugs.

DUBAI — The majority of children with mental health issues are referred to hospitals by schools, according to a senior official from the Dubai Health Authority.

One in five people in the UAE die due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to results released by Dubai Health Authority.

DUBAI — School clinics in the emirate could face closure if they discontinue vaccination services to students, the Dubai Health Authority has warned.

DUBAI — A pilot project that can save the lives of 420 Thalassemia patients at Dubai’s Blood Donation Centre is seeking donors who can commit to donating blood thrice a year.

DUBAI — Expatriates from two countries, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, will be required to undergo a double set of medical fitness checkups before being issued a work or residency permit in the UAE from October 1. Those renewing their visas will undergo the tests in the UAE only.

Expatriates from Sri Lanka and Indonesia will be required to undergo a double set of medical fitness checkups before being issued a work or residency permit in the UAE from Oct. 1.

Expatriates from Sri Lanka and Indonesia will be required to undergo a double set of medical fitness checkups before being issued a work or residency permit in the UAE from Oct. 1.

DUBAI – Expatriates from two countries - Sri Lanka and Indonesia - will have to furnish a certificate stating they are free from disease before landing in the UAE for a job or residency.