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MoU signed for UAE health survey
The Ministry of Health and Nestle (Middle East) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to run a World Health Survey in the UAE.
Dubai: The Ministry of Health and Nestle (Middle East) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to run a World Health Survey in the UAE.
The survey, initiated by the World Health Organisation, aims to compile comprehensive baseline information on the health of the population and the outcomes associated with investments in health systems. It also analyses baseline evidence on the way health systems are currently functioning.
The UAE survey is estimated to cost Dh4 million and Nestle has made a financial contribution of Dh500,000 to support the programme.
The survey, which will run till the end of March 2009, is expected to cover 5,000 national and expatriate families living in the UAE.
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