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Dubai officials discuss 'design' for primary health care centres

Dubai - Dr Wedad Al Maidoor, Director of Primary Health Care Department stated that the Government Innovation Laboratory primarily aims to spread the culture of innovation.

The Dubai Health Authority's (DHA) Primary Health Care Department recently organised a brainstorming session to put an operational plan for primary health care centres for 2016.
The session included an introduction on 'Innovation in Health' highlighting the importance of the application of 'Design Thinking at Work.'
The session was attended by Dr Abdul Aziz Al Zarooni, Director of Al Amal Hospital and Deputy Director of Dubai Medical District, along with a number of officials from primary health care centres and the Ministry of Health's Government Innovation Laboratory.
Participants joined specialised teams, a group to develop the students and young people's health services, the development of a set of preventive and promotive services to primary health care (motherhood and childhood, the early detection of cancer and the risk factors for non-communicable diseases).
Dr Wedad Al Maidoor, Director of Primary Health Care Department stated that the Government Innovation Laboratory primarily aims to spread the culture of innovation. It wants to promote the concept of creativity in work through the implementation of modern techniques such as analytical thinking to address the challenges faced by primary health care centres. Apart from strengthening the government excellence system, its goal is to develop the innovation skills of the leaders and staff of primary health care centres.
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