Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. August 6, 2020: His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office and Chairman of the Executive Committee, visited SEHA’s COVID-19 Prime Assessment Center in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center to get an overview of the progress made as part of SEHA’s extensive efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
His Highness was accompanied by Her Excellency Maryam Eid Almheiri is the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Government Media Office, CEO of the Media Zone Authority for Abu Dhabi, and Vice Chair of twofour54.
During his visit, His Highness was briefed by His Excellency Salem Al Noaimi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), on the role of the COVID-19 Prime Assessment Center in monitoring and managing positive cases and providing comprehensive services to center visitors. His Highness complemented the role played by the center in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak and thanked the center team for all their efforts in bringing the UAE leadership’s vision to life.
H.E Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi said: “With the direction and support of our wise leadership, we continue our unwavering efforts towards curbing the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring the health and well-being of our community, as it remains at the forefront of our leadership’s priorities. The opening of the COVID Prime Assessment Center is part of our commitment to fight the pandemic. We have seen positive outcomes through the increased number of recovery cases and the sharp decline in registered positive cases and mortality.”
His Excellency Salem Al Noaimi, Chairman, SEHA, said: “The leadership’s continuous empowerment of the healthcare sector was the catalyst behind providing high quality healthcare services to the community. SEHA is always keen on providing healthcare services that meet the highest international standards and are in line with the directions of the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi.”
His Excellency added that SEHA has achieved positive results in combating the COVID-19 virus thanks to the unwavering support of the wise leadership and its empowerment of the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi. His Excellency reiterated that SEHA facilities are ready to handle the Emirate’s healthcare needs as they are equipped with advanced technologies and equipment and highly qualified medical and admin teams.
Rashed Saif Al Qubaisi, Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer, SEHA, said: “The COVID-19 Prime Assessment Centers in both Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are the first in the UAE to be exclusively dedicated to COVID-19 positive patients. The centers have played and continue to play a pivotal role in combating COVID-19 since they serve as the first stop for patients with a positive test result. The positive results recently announced for Abu Dhabi Emirate are a testament that these centers and the other projects established by the Abu Dhabi Government were instrumental in the Emirate’s efforts to curb the spread of the virus, through effectively monitoring and managing positive cases and providing them with the necessary advice, guidance and treatment until they are fully recovered.”
SEHA had established the COVID-19 Prime Assessment Centers with the aim of confirming test results quickly and efficiently and effectively monitoring and managing positive cases.
The centers were designed in accordance with the highest standards of safety and infection control with separate passageways and halls for the different categories visiting the center. Furthermore, and given the importance of preventive measures in the fight against COVID-19, visitors receive education on preventive measures for home quarantine and isolation guidelines. The center provides comprehensive services for its visitors including the nose swab, physician consultation and an array of diagnostic tests including blood tests, ECG, CT scan and x-ray. In addition, patients who chose to home quarantine will have the smart watches installed at the center with continuous retesting and follow-up until they have negative results after which they can have the smart watches removed.
