The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rabdan Academy, a government-owned education institution, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP), an internationally recognized academic medical practice, to enhance healthcare emergency management.
This move is in line with its dedication to upskilling the Emirate’s healthcare professionals and investing in the sector’s human capital.
The agreement seeks to ensure the sustainability of emergency preparedness and crisis management in the healthcare sector through exchanging knowledge and resource sharing in the sector’s Health Emergency Management domain.
Through this MoU, DoH aims to ensure the agility of the sector and preparedness of the national healthcare ecosystem to respond to rising emergencies through constantly deploying breakthrough technologies, advancing the workforce, and foreseeing rising challenges.
In an effort to further cement Abu Dhabi’s global position as a pioneering healthcare destination, the parties will upskill healthcare workers and organizations in disaster and emergency readiness, build capabilities, and ensure preparedness through training, research and development, workshops, conferences, and seminars. Furthermore, the parties will introduce unique and specialized education in the field of Health Emergency Management for the first time in the region.
On this occasion, Dr. Rashed Obaid Alsuwaidi, Executive Director of the Healthcare Workforce Planning Sector at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi said that, “We at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi are committed to collaborating with our strategic partners, Rabdan Academy, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, unifying efforts to further advance the Emirate’s preparedness for healthcare emergencies.”
“The collaboration reflects DoH’s commitment to building a future-proof healthcare sector. Through these partnerships, we aim to foster collaborative learning among healthcare professionals to ensure they are equipped to respond promptly to shifting healthcare demands. Such efforts help the Department excel in emergency preparedness, which will safeguard the health and safety of the community during adverse situations,” noted Mr. Alsuwaidi.
