The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has issued licenses to 2,340 health professionals and 37 facilities in the first five months of 2020.
It's a reflection of Dubai's commitment to boost its healthcare as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic.
The move brings the total number of licensed health facilities in Dubai to 3,419, with 39,488 health professionals.
Dr Marwan Al Mulla, CEO of the Health Regulation Sector at the DHA, explained that they've put in place simplified procedures to facilitate licensing requests through the Sheryan system.
The facilities included a hospital, 16 pharmacies, nine clinics and nine optical centres, while the professionals included 466 physicians, 210 dentists, 922 nurses and midwifes, 723 assistant medical professionals and 19 complementary and alternative traditional medicine agents.
The Chairman of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, said the Gulf country prevents or mitigates a daily average of 50,000 cyberattacks on key sectors.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited the 17th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2025) on Monday.
യുക്രെയ്ൻ സംഘർഷത്തിൽ സമാധാനപരമായ പരിഹാരം
ഉണ്ടാകുന്നതിനും, സംഘർഷത്തിന്റെ മാനുഷിക ആഘാതം ലഘൂകരിക്കാനുള്ള എല്ലാ ശ്രമങ്ങളെയും പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്നതിനും രാജ്യം പ്രതിജ്ഞാബദ്ധമാണ് ആവർത്തിച്ച് യുഎഇ പ്രസിഡൻറ് ഹിസ് ഹൈനസ് ഷെയ്ഖ് മുഹമ്മദ് ബിൻ സായിദ് അൽ നഹ്യാൻ.
The UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reiterated commitment to backing all efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict and continuing initiatives to ease its humanitarian impact.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched the fourth-generation traditional abras, enhancing the city's marine transport network with upgrades for safety, comfort and accessibility.
The UAE has pledged an additional $200 million (AED734 million) in humanitarian funding to Sudan, taking the overall total to $3.5 billion. The announcement was made at the High-Level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan, in Addis Ababa.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.