Dubai: In collaboration with local charities, the Dubai Health Authority’s Health Fund office provided financial aid of Dh216 million to underprivileged patients in 2020.
Patients from more than 50 nationalities facing financial difficulties received aid last year. Elaborating on the gesture, Salim Bin Lahej, Head of Health Fund Office said the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) continued its humanitarian work to assist patients in need, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the DHA health Fund Office’s annual programmes such as Mosada (assistance), Save a Heart voluntary clinics at Latifa Hospital and several other initiatives the DHA reached out to thousands of beneficiaries.