India and Dubai will discuss knowledge transfer, exchange of best practices, and collaboration in all aspects of healthcare delivery

ndia and Dubai Health Authority are collaborating to further enhance cooperation in the medical field amid COVID-19, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said on Sunday.

“DHA explores the scope of further collaborations with Indian healthcare institutions,” DHA tweeted.


Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority(DHA) Humaid Al Qutami received the Indian Consul General Aman Puri at the DHA headquarters to discuss the possible collaboration.

“HE Humaid Al Qutami received HE Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of @cgidubai. They discussed ways to explore and enhance cooperation between the two countries in the medical field and collaboration opportunities to foster knowledge-transfer and provide high-quality care to patients,” DHA said in another tweet.

During the meeting, Al Qutami took note of the long-standing relationship between the two countries in several fields including the health sector. He also discussed ways to explore and enhance cooperation between the two countries in the medical field, a Gulf News report quoted the DHA statement.

The report further quoted Al Qutami as saying that DHA is keen to collaborate with global health institutions to foster knowledge-transfer and provide high-quality care to patients.

Indian Consul General Puri extended his gratitude to the UAE leadership, all UAE governmental authorities, and the DHA for providing exceptional support to all residents including the Indian community during the times of Covid-19 said the report.

Puri further said that Covid-19 has reinforced the importance of collaboration between countries and health systems. He discussed collaboration opportunities and knowledge-transfer in various medical fields particularly between the DHA and the National Health Authority of India, according to the report.

The meeting was attended by high-level officials from the DHA including the director of Project Management Office, Informatics and Smart Health, Mohammed Al Redha, the report added.

Read the complete report in Gulf news