UAE, 29 November, 2016 - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), through the Central Infection Prevention and Control Committee in Dubai and in collaboration with M3 Inc., successfully hosted a conference covering the optimal use of antibiotics. The event, which was held under the patronage of Dr. Youssif Al Serkal, Assistant Undersecretary for the Hospitals Sector, MOHAP, was part of the activities lined up for the week-long initiative aimed at raising awareness about antibiotics. Present during the event was Dr. Najiba Abdulrazzak, Consultant and Head of the Internal Medicine Department, Al Baraha Hospital and the Head of Infection Prevention and Control for MOHAP’s Central Committee. The conference attracted the participation of more than 120 doctors and pharmacists coming from various government and private hospitals in the UAE.
Dr. Al Serkal stressed on the importance of the event, which was aimed towards educating medical and technical staff on the significance of the optimal use of antibiotics and how to further develop the effort across hospitals in the UAE—including the follow up and determination of the rationale for anti-microbial management programs in these hospitals. He further emphasized that the Ministry will not hesitate to provide whatever it takes to provide the best health and therapeutic safe services for customers while also providing all the essential requirements needed in maintaining the safety of the patients, which falls in line with MOHAP’s continuing efforts to provide world class top quality health services to the UAE that are in accordance with international medical standards and best practices.
UAE, 29 November, 2016 - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), through the Central Infection Prevention and Control Committee in Dubai and in collaboration with M3 Inc., successfully hosted a conference covering the optimal use of antibiotics. The event, which was held under the patronage of Dr. Youssif Al Serkal, Assistant Undersecretary for the Hospitals Sector, MOHAP, was part of the activities lined up for the week-long initiative aimed at raising awareness about antibiotics. Present during the event was Dr. Najiba Abdulrazzak, Consultant and Head of the Internal Medicine Department, Al Baraha Hospital and the Head of Infection Prevention and Control for MOHAP’s Central Committee. The conference attracted the participation of more than 120 doctors and pharmacists coming from various government and private hospitals in the UAE.
Dr. Al Serkal stressed on the importance of the event, which was aimed towards educating medical and technical staff on the significance of the optimal use of antibiotics and how to further develop the effort across hospitals in the UAE—including the follow up and determination of the rationale for anti-microbial management programs in these hospitals. He further emphasized that the Ministry will not hesitate to provide whatever it takes to provide the best health and therapeutic safe services for customers while also providing all the essential requirements needed in maintaining the safety of the patients, which falls in line with MOHAP’s continuing efforts to provide world class top quality health services to the UAE that are in accordance with international medical standards and best practices.
