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Oct 30, 2026
Tanner ChidesterHOST
So Dubai
Adeel KhanGUEST
is actually very interesting because Dubai has decided that they're not going to let the, let's say, original health authority control it, like DHA and MOH, the Ministry of Health and Dubai Health Authority.
Adeel KhanGUEST
They're basically starting this new program called Dubai Longevity Authority, DLA.
Adeel KhanGUEST
And so they're taking over the regulation of these more cutting edge therapeutics, stem cells, peptides, gene therapy, psychedelics, and then the microbiome or like fecal transplants.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
So which privacy regime applies depends on what the information is and who holds it and how it is processed.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
And then, so this is the federal level, right? And now we've got in Dubai itself, which is the Dubai Health Authority, or DHA, That's the authority that governs, for example, the parameters and the requirements of the issuance of the sick certificate or sick leave certificates in Dubai in particular.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
The latest version is from 2024.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
And so for anyone getting sick in the UAE and sort of relying on when you submit a sick leave to their employer, so the DHA kind of regulates what that sick certificate should look like.
Georgia TolleyHOST
If someone collapsed in front of you right now, would you know what to do? Have you ever done first aid? I bet even for those of us who have done first aid, for most of us, the answer is sadly no, we wouldn't be certain.
Georgia TolleyHOST
But Dubai Health Authority is looking to change that with a really far reaching strategy.
Georgia TolleyHOST
Basically, they're calling it the Dubai Heart Safe City Initiative.
Georgia TolleyHOST
And it offers residents free CPR and defibrillator training.
Georgia TolleyHOST
And so we caught up this morning with Dr. Aya Hassan.
Georgia TolleyHOST
Now, she's project manager for Dubai Heart Safe City.
Georgia TolleyHOST
She's also a public health specialist in the health promotion and protection department at the Dubai Health Authority.
Georgia TolleyHOST
She explains how this initiative works.
MichaelUNKNOWN
With a number of licensed healthcare facilities reaching 5,931, and that's only on the first half of 2026, alongside more than 70,000 licensed healthcare professionals.
MichaelUNKNOWN
According to the Dubai Health Authority, the numbers of facilities increased by 7% compared with the same period last year.
MichaelUNKNOWN
while licensed professionals rose to over 70,000.
MichaelUNKNOWN
Home health care services also recorded strong growth, with licensed facilities increasing by 22.7%.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
So before we kind of go into further details of kind of how things are going to be in practice, I want to once again sort of pause and highlight that this only for the time being is in Abu Dhabi.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
We have sort of researched Dubai does not yet have the Dubai Health Authority has not published any kind of similar data.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
standards or circulars or any kind of resolutions on surrogacy.
Ludmila YamalovaHOST
So not Dubai, not any other Emirates that we've seen.