Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) conducted a workshop to raise public awareness. The goal of the workshop was to examine Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2022 on the Regulation of Births and Deaths Registry and to familiarise government and private health professionals with the law, its provisions, and its articles.
The event, chaired by Dr. Hussein Abdul Rahman Al Rand, MoHAP’s Assistant Under-Secretary for the Public Health Sector, comes as part of the ministry’s ongoing efforts to encourage stakeholders’ awareness of recent health laws and regulations to guarantee their proper implementation according to the best global practices.
Dr. Lubna Al Shaali, Director of the Public Health Policy Department, Dr. Nada Hassan Al Marzouqi, Director of the Public Health and Prevention Department, Adviser Mr. Hamdy Abdullah, Adviser Dr. Abdul Nasser bin Salem, and Dr. Rasha Salama, Public Health Advisor were present at the workshop.
The workshop showcased a detailed presentation on the provisions of the Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2022 and a thoughtful discussion of some of its articles.
Dr. Al Rand stressed that MoHAP has always been keen to constantly upgrade its health laws and legislation to keep up with all societal changes. “The regular upgrade of our laws and legislation aims to provide regulatory and control services that meet the highest quality standards, simplify and enrich customer experience,” Dr. Al Rand added.
Dr. Al Shaali stated that the workshop provided an ideal platform to discuss the Federal Decree-Law No. 10 in detail and introduce public-private health professionals to the law’s articles simply and straightforwardly.
The Director of the Public Health Policy Department further added that the goal of the new legislation is to clarify and simplify procedures of registering births and deaths, regulate the issuance of birth or death certificates and reports and define the issues that are to be handled by competent judicial authorities and the issues that can be addressed by the Births and Deaths Committees.