Leading healthcare organisations, professionals sign patient safety pledge on World Health Day

DUBAI, (Pakistan Point News - 07th Apr, 2019) Leading healthcare organizations, representing more than 2,600 professionals from Dubai Healthcare City, DHCC, signed a Patient Safety Pledge as part of World Health Day celebrations.

Supported by the Emirates Medical Association,EMA, DHCC calls upon healthcare organizations and professionals in the UAE to commit to patient safety and put in place the appropriate Actionable Patient Safety Solutions, APSS.

In doing so, DHCC has responded to the World Health Organization’s call to action to improve the quality and safety of health services globally.

Elaborating on the mechanism to take DHCC’s Patient Safety Pledge, Dr. Ramadan AlBlooshi, Chief Regulatory Officer at Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory, explained, "We are not only improving a culture of safety, we are working towards sustained efforts towards patient safety by encouraging applied best practices to be presented at the Dubai Healthcare City Best Practice Conference 2019, and giving the presenting organizations an opportunity to share their commitment on-stage, as well at the PSMF’s Annual World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit.

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At the pledge ceremony, leading healthcare organizations in DHCC, including Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Emirates Specialty Hospital and Mediclinic City Hospital, signed the pledge, representing more than 2,600 healthcare professionals. In addition, some 60 professionals took the pledge in the presence of senior officials from Dubai Healthcare City Authority, DHCA, and Dr. Mouza Al Sharhan, President of the Emirates Medical Association.