Dubai to conduct main family well being survey

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The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is ready to conduct a complete well being survey of residents from September 10.

As many as 2,500 households — each nationals and expatriates — will probably be a part of this survey that goals to generate evidence-based information to develop insurance policies and methods to enhance the well being and wellbeing of the group.

Surveyors and nurses will go to households to acquire detailed data on points corresponding to well being spending, healthcare utilisation and well being standing.

They may also conduct primary screening free-of-cost.

The survey, which is carried out each 5 years was beforehand carried out in 2009, 2014 and 2019.

This yr, the Dubai Household Health Survey will cowl 4 most important themes:

• Diseases and continual well being issues (diabetes, blood strain and weight problems)
• Healthy lifestyle (tobacco use, bodily exercise and wholesome meals)
• Spending on well being (spending on outpatient clinics and hospitals)
• Quality of well being providers (satisfaction with the well being standing and providers offered, and periodic examinations)

.@DHA_Dubai introduced as we speak that it’s going to conduct the 4th Dubai Household Health Survey (DHHS) in collaboration with Dubai Data & Statistics Establishment, a subsidiary of @DigitalDubai. Families — each nationals and expatriates — will probably be a part of the great survey that goals… pic.twitter.com/LGlX3FBAbJ

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 7, 2023