UAE 30 March 2020: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has instructed the Department of Health- Abu Dhabi to set up drive-through centres across the UAE to test for Coronavirus Covid-19, following the launch of the first such centre in Abu Dhabi.
Over the next 10 days, test centres will open in Dubai, Sharjah (which will also serve Ajman and Umm al Qaiwain), Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Al Ain and Al Dhafra, to provide fast-paced tests for citizens and residents across the UAE using the latest medical technology.
Further information regarding the contact details of the new centres and appointment procedures will be announced ahead of the opening, said Wam.
The expansion reflects the leadership’s commitment to providing all citizens and residents with the facilities needed to combat Covid-19 and curb its spread.
The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), in collaboration with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, launched the first drive-through test center at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
It is the first of its kind in the UAE and the fifth internationally, and offers a five-minute, in-vehicle test for Covid-19.
Your health card to be issued, renewed online
Twenty-three health facilities in six emirates, including ten hospitals are providing the health card issuance and renewal services, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP).
“Emirati, GCC citizens and residents are entitled to get this service, which is also available via MoHAP e-services or typing centres,” the ministry added.
The service provided by Health Registration Department, enables health cardholders to obtain medical services at any of MoHAP’s health facilities. “People of Determination are also entitled to obtain this service free of charge through health registration outlets in medical areas after attaching the necessary documents including a medical report issued and approved by a government hospital, a valid passport, ID and a residence permit,” it went on to say.
The issuance of a health card is linked to a valid ID which may replace the health card, the ministry noted, adding that the card validity for Emiratis and GCC citizens is four years and one-year renewable for non-citizens, said Wam.
MoHAP explained that activating such services come as part of the precautionary and preventive measures taken by the country to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, Covid-19. “We are in the process of further promoting our electronic channels to have easy access to our services after the temporary closure of some of customer happiness centres,” the Ministry concluded.
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