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Forming future policies to live by its new name, the Ministry of Health and Protection of Society will issue a new health strategy for 2017-2021, focusing on prevention rather than cure.
The strategy is based on a national agenda that aims to achieve world class health care by 2021.
The ministry has already identified and drawn out several plans to deal with immediate pressing issues. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, earlier this month made sweeping changes in the government, including renaming the Ministry of Health as Ministry of Health and Protection of Society.
Vision 2021 aims for a longer, healthy life Besides hospital accreditation, the national agenda emphasises the importance of preventive medicine and seeks to reduce cancer and lifestyle-related diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases to ensure a longer, healthy life for citizens.The agenda also aims to reduce prevalence of smoking and increase the healthcare system's readiness to deal with epidemics and health risks. |
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