Workers confused about health insurance rights

Vaccinations you need prior to flying

77 per cent of Dubai’s labour force without health cover

Many expats do not have health cover

HAAD to reimburse insurance fines

IDs linked to visa medical tests

Offenders urged to renew health insurance

UAE makes organ transplant easier

Risks of caesarean delivery highlighted

Advice in drug overdose case a call away

Canceling labour card during annual leave unlawful

Major changes proposed in driving syllabus

National ID must for immigration transactions

Health Ministry withdraws Tylenol from UAE, okays Zyrtec

Food allergies a hidden scourge

Recalled drugs still on pharmacy shelves in UAE

Pre-marital tests boon for residents

Blood money must be paid

Mohammed to make UAE among the best by 2021

Pharmaco-vigilance officers must in pharmacies

UAE law on your fingertips

DNRD office opened at Dubai Municipality Clinic

More health insurance models in the pipeline

Vehicle registration from any emirate soon

Plan to keep UAE malaria-free

Health care sector to undergo reforms

Dubai maternity hospitals hike fees by 100pc

UAE to review visa-on-arrival

Renew driving licences and re-register vehicles anywhere in UAE

HAAD Uncovers 38 Cases of Health Insurance Fraud

Massive fines for cars with expired registration

Abuse of prescription drug a matter of concern

Workers of bogus sponsors face ban

Dewa to offer residency, visa services

New health policy to benefit workers

Online motor insurance initiative cruising along

Health ministry allays fears over safety of diabetes drug

Customers of some health insurance firms will now have to pay about half of the cost of treatment

Drivers with clean records to get car insurance discounts

Expatriates seeking employment

Getting serious about health

Health Warning Issued on Use of Artificial Sweetener

Insurers set to meet deadline for online policy

RTA launches e-link to connect with insurers

Online vehicle insurance must for registration from March

How Essential is Critical Illness Cover for Us?

RTA move to deny insurance to cars with expired registration

UAE sets minimum capital norms for insurance companies

Medical fees must be reasonable

Insurers reject increase in UAE health care fees

Three hospitals in UAE rule out fee hike in 2010

Eat well to boost immunity, don’t pop vitamins

Expats in Dubai sponsoring domestic helper now need to deposit only Dh2,000

Making Someone Work After Resignation is ‘Forced Labour’

Know your medication

Change lifestyle to keep heart disease at bay

H1N1 or swine flu vaccine

Head to the doctor if your heart races longer

Bitten by the shopping bug? Take care after using trolleys

UAE residence visa re-entry rule enforced

Exemptions made to visa validity rule

Heart disease at 30? Blame lifestyle

H1N1 test 'time consuming and expensive'

Special ambulance service for women a huge success

Mandatory Insurance Cover for Filipino Expats

Firms Not Allowed to Collect Fees from Workers

Flu boosts heart-attack risk, says study

H1N1 prevention not covered

Diabetes emerges as the epidemic of new millennium in UAE

Nucleic Acid Test on Blood Donors Helps Prevent Viral Infection

Insurance Firms Sulk Over Swine Flu Coverage

E-link for Traffic Department, Insurance Firms by Year-end

Lack of insurance no excuse to turn away workers

Does your insurance cover flu test charges?

Daily dose of baking soda can save kidney

Expatriates with special needs

Expatriates React Strongly to Culture Test for Residence Visa

Salary norm for family visas to be revised

Mohammad launches accident care units

Dubai’s Major Lab Facility for Testing Products to Open Soon

Rashid Hospital sets up specialised rehab facility

Twenty New Health Centres in Abu Dhabi

Go For Hepatitis Screening Even if You Don’t Have Symptoms

Daman unearths fraudulent practices - Gulf News

Health Ministry to launch contact centre soon

New Health Insurance System to Link all Hospitals

Insurance cover against medical errors must from June 15

Firms Can Terminate Workers If Facilities Wrongly Used

Hospital goes live with electronic medical claims

Workers with terminal illnesses should not be discriminated against

Pay for Health Card While Renewing Visa

Doctors divided over Hepatitis deportation

No driver's licence for 100 categories of UAE workers

ID Card Holders Need No Other Documents to Obtain Health Cards

Online Visa Applicants will Automatically?Get Health Insurance

Labour ministry relaxes NOC clause

DNRD to Follow New Insurance Rules for Visit Visa from Saturday

Financial Crisis may Get Worse: IMF

Insurance Sector Invested Dh23.08B in 2007

US bails out AIG insurance giant with 85 billion dollars loan

New centre to make visa system easier

Health insurance plans to match visa periods

Largest insurance firm in Offing

Dubai Group plans insurance company

Educational insurance for school students launched

Identity cards are good for all

Employers will face action if staff don't sign up for ID

Get an ID or get out

Insurance for pupils in pipeline

No 'special' treatment for special needs graduates

People unaware of insurance counters

Confusion over insurance policy for Lankan maids

Over counter insurance makes process hassle-free

DOHMS approval must for municipal health reports

Green light for municipal health checks

No visas for those with municipal health checks

Health authority to roll out new rules by 2012

Three types of health policies announced by Dubai for visit-visa seekers to the UAE

Tenancy contract not must in Dubai for family visa

Online visas from next year

insurance card holders don’t need local policies for visa

Visa regulations leave insurers scrambling

Compulsory health insurance aims at welfare of visitors

Dubai to get bus hospitals

Daman launches health insurance plan for visitors

Insurance firm to facilitate visit visa procedure

Compensation likely for medical negligence victims

Insurance premium

Visa-seekers aged under 18 exempted from medical insurance

Grace period for sponsors

Deposit and insurance mandatory for all types of visas

24-hour medical test facility at Maktoum Hospital for visas

International health insurance can cover visitors

Health centers to perform iris scans

Sponsors to pay premium

Hepatitis C medical test put on hold for expats, for now

Prices of 1,129 key medicines to go up

More hospital beds planned for Ras Al Khaimah hospitals

UAE mulls health cover for visitors

Stronger rules sought for insurance market

Dubai residents will have to register with Dubai clinic for health plan

Dubai plans new health coverage

Visas: DM clinics will conduct medical test
Private sector firms can provide health insurance

Temporary work permit for 60-plus

Calls to implement e-insurance claims

Job contracts signed outside UAE not valid

Medical examination and health insurance mandatory for Emiratis in Abu Dhabi

More stringent health checks

Women now able to undergo sterilisation at private hospitals

Women given free annual breast cancer screening

Federal body to regulate health insurance sector

Most people prefer private health care’

Renew health insurance policy, warns authority

Health authority seeks proof of insurance renewal

Health insurance for expats in Dubai, N-emirates soon

Medical tests to be facilitated at private labs

'No coverage' for workplace injuries

New health insurance law in six months

New medical norms for expats from next year
Daman expedites medical test approval procedure

All workers entitled to terminal benefits

Abu Dhabi government staff get mandatory health cover

Agreement signed to help develop health sector and attract experts

Health insurance awareness drive

Employers liable to pay workers' medical bill

Health insurance law violators warned

Apply, receive medical certificates online now

Employers to provide health insurance to married women

Health insurance must be provided to married female employees

New federal law to integrate three health insurance systems

Medical liability law next month
Overhaul of Dubai’s health sector soon

New clinics for labourers
Domestic workers to be covered by labour law soon
Top priority for workers’ welfare: Labour Ministry

Sponsors should pay fines for expired labour cards

Health insurance claim procedure is clarified
Charges for medical fitness certificate and health card separated
Temporary work permit open to all

Abu Dhabi Health Authority formed

Health insurance to improve quality of life

Employers warned against giving fake salary slips to insurance firms

Law to set up centralised Cancer Registry by year-end

Hospitals to report all cancer cases

Unified price list on cards: MoH official

Major changes in lifestyle a must after heart attack
Reactions: Private and public healthcare

Federal insurance law likely in April

Medical health care: A healthy debate

Insurance scheme 'to provide best options'

South Asian workers can complete visa formalities in their countries

HIV test kit to be available at government hospitals

Safety certificates must for Dubai labour camps
Tough penalties for flouting labour laws
Firms with illegal staff penalised

GAHS health insurance offered to visitors also

Second phase of health insurance comes into effect

Emergency treatment to be free at MoH hospitals

Work permit cancellation time extended

Public hospitals to charge only after patient stabilises

Health insurance to be key financial issue for residents

Dh20 billion initiative to turn Abu Dhabi into medical hub

Health insurance 2nd phase from January 1

No insurance umbrella for fourth expat child

New rules for renewing labour housing permits

Permanent panel to be set up to enforce labour camp safety
Emergency insurance policy for expats on visit visa from Jan. 1
Insurance must for visitors staying more than 60 days

Labour units 'failing civic standards will be shut'

Health insurance scheme to move into second phase

Health cover for all expat staff in capital
Closure of camps reflects govt concern for workers
Revised labour law ready in August

Your medical bill: Does it give you the shivers?

Mobile phones should be tagged ‘harmful to health

Maktoum Hospital facilities will be relocated gradually
Low-income group can sponsor families under new NRD rule

Ministry of Health fixes per unit price of blood

Risk highlighted in taking medicines sans prescription

New MoL system to evaluate firms
Dohms issues Bill of Rights for patients and their families
Non-surgical cardiac procedures performed
Civil servants get leave to be with sick children

GCC ministers praise UAE for rights, labour initiatives

Offending construction firms to be penalised: Al Kaabi

Unskilled workers to be limited to six-year stay

Compensation scheme soon

Work permits being issued online

Workers happy over welfare move of Shaikh Mohammed

Motorists will soon have to pay for using Dubai roads

The full list of leave under Labour Law
 Jump traffic light and lose licence
 Firms get warning over safety steps
 Ministry launches visa inspection campaign
 Health policy must for new work permits
 Workers entitled to healthcare facilities

 Health insurance for expats in full swing

 National lawyer to solve labour disputes in Dubai
 New medical test policy for expatriate workers

 Shady labour contracts not approved

 New link reduces time to process labour and health cards

 Workers must not pay for interim permit

 Insurance is only solution to rising healthcare costs

 All firms should follow labour law

 Move to permit alternative medical therapies in Dubai

 Minor traffic mishaps will be handled by insurance firms

 Bank guarantees on absconding workers to be liquidated

 Employees should keep copy of approved leave application

 Time for restraint and tolerance

 New thalassaemia medicine now available nationwide

 Treatment to help quit smoking

 Health care sector's IT network to get boost

 UAE joins global campaign to raise hospital hygiene

 MoH set to improve hygiene standards

 No room for handicapped in the local labour market

 Al Kaabi briefs ministers on foreign labour rules 17 September 2006

 Insurance company inks pact for providing health care worldwide 15 September 2006

 Employers who charge staff for health insurance to be penalised

 National Health Insurance cover for only one wife.

 Expats to pay for insurance of more than one spouse

 Worker has right to cancel contract if he meets with accident while on duty

 Move to amend law on medical liability

 Unskilled workers must learn English to work in the UAE

 One year ban on workers who fail to notify Ministry on Labour disputes

 Ministry cracks down on false reports of absconders

 Employees absent over 7 days to be listed as absconders

 Companies must clear work permit violation fines
 Conditions for cancelling visa without consent of sponsor, labourer listed

 Needy expats to get free treatment in Dubai govt hospitals

 MoL offices not accepting complaints of workers who are on other emirates’ visa