Health Authority – Abu Dhabi

Health Authority – Abu DhabiAnnouncement Regarding the Health ClinicsResponsible for “Weqaya” Screening to obtain the“Thiqa” Insurance CardThe Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) would like to announce that themedical screening program “Weqaya” linked to the “Thiqa” Daman HealthCard for Nationals is to run only from the following 4 Clinics and HealthCare Centers until December 31 st after which there will be no dedicatedclinics providing this service.The Four clinics are:Clinic Area Telephone Opening hoursnumberAl Rodha Clinic Abu Dhabi City 8004 80000* 08:00 am – 08:00(Island Region)pmKhalifa-A HealthCenterAbu Dhabi (MiddleRegionDaman Clinic Al Ain (EasternRegion)New Madinat Western RegionZayed Hospital (Al Gharbia)*Number for Daman Thiqa call center02 5561695 08:00 am – 08:00pm03 7011724 08:00 am – 08:00pm028844444 08:00 am – 08:00pmRemember: Cardiovascular Disease is the Number 1 cause of death in theUAE and 90% of the causes are preventable.Note: After December 31 st , there will be no dedicated clinics providing thisservice.Your health is our priority.For more information please visit www.haad.ae or call…800 4 80000

What Is included in the WEQAYA screening?Weqaya is a screening specific to Cardiovascular and Vascular Disease RiskFactors and it includes the below list:Personal History• Smoking• Diabetes• High Blood Pressure• Heart Disease and Stroke• Family History of Heart disease and StrokeExaminationInvestigation• Blood pressure• Weight• Height• Waist circumference• Random blood glucose• HbA1c (a measure used in diabetes)• LDL cholesterol level• HDL cholesterol level