The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has recently added new features to the DHA app to provide community members with added convenience.

The app allows users to access various health services such as booking an appointment for a COVID-19 screening. The app also allows users to book an appointment for administration of the flu vaccine at its health centres.

It provides complete appointment management, which includes booking, rescheduling and cancelling appointments at DHA facilities. At a later stage, users will be able to book appointments with doctors in private hospitals as well.

Bakhita Ismail, Senior System Analyst at the DHA’s IT department highlighted these features at the DHA stand at the ongoing Gitex Technology Week in Dubai, UAE.

“The look and feel of the app is very modern and we have added several important services such as booking an appointment for COVID-19 screening. Additionally, all test reports are available for patients that visit DHA facilities on the app. The results are in a downloadable format for added convenience,” she said,

She added that patients can also book an appointment for telemedicine consultation as well as renew their health card using the app.

For health professionals, the online licensing system known as Sheryan is available on the app. The app allows users to personalise their dashboard according to the services they prefer to avail from the DHA.

The existing features of the app include round-the-clock patient access to medical records, laboratory reports and prescriptions.

Community members can search for details of all DHA Hospitals, Primary Healthcare Centres, Specialty and Medical Fitness Centres. The app also provides a number of services for blood donation.

Through this app, donors can fill out a questionnaire and register online before proceeding to the centre for blood donation.

The application will allow the public to register their details to be contacted during emergencies and disasters to donate blood. This will support blood services and help develop a bigger database of donors to be able to cover hospitals’ needs. This is particularly important when the need arises for rare blood groups. The app also allows blood donors to locate the nearest donation centre or mobile blood donation unit. – TradeArabia News Service