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NMC Health was founded by B. R. Shetty in 1974 as the New Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi. [8] In 1981, a new marketing & distribution division, NMC Trading was launched, which distributed medicines to pharmacies in the UAE.
Dr Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, (born 1 August 1942) commonly known as B.R. Shetty, is an Indian-born businessman and former billionaire, the founder and acquirer of a number of companies based in the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi–based NMC Health, [1] [2] Neopharma, BRS Ventures, and Finablr.
Danat Al Emarat Women & Children’s Hospital, Abu Dhabi [4] Dar Al Shifaa (Private) [ 1 ] Healthpoint hospital a Mubadala company, is a multi-specialty, integrated practice hospital located in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi.
In 1966, a small outpatient department opened in Abu Dhabi, followed a year later by the appointment of Dr Philip Horniblow with a brief to develop a national health service. This led the then ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed, to open a new hospital, the Central Hospital, in 1968. [8]
The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi introduced premarital screening and counselling in 2011. 56,226 men and women preparing for marriage were tested for genetic and infectious disorders were tested between 2011 and the end of 2014. in 2014 16,247 people were tested, 342 were Beta-thalassaemia carriers, 8 had sickle-cell anaemia, 205 were sickle ...
The Department of Health (former General Authority of Health Services for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi) was established in 2007 as part of a health system major reform. [1] [2] [3] In 2011 premarital screening and counseling were introduced with the Jawda initiative, a grading system for pharmaceutical services.
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Besides its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, the UAE National Media Council has subsidiaries in the other Emirates. Former chairman of "Sky News Arabia", Minister of state Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has chaired the NMC since May 2015. The council has a board that supervises several sub-committees undertaking specific missions.