Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently introduced a series of screening packages at its hospitals and primary health care centres, aimed at ensuring early detection and prevention of diseases. XPRESS looks at what’s available across DHA and the major private hospitals:

DHA

Packages for men, women: Specialist consultation, lab tests, diagnostic tests. Women’s package includes consultation with gynecologist, investigations including but not limited to blood tests, pap-smear, breast cancer screening and mammogram. Cost: Dh1,800

Adolescent screening: Dh1,300

Senior citizens: Covers lipid profile, liver profile and several other tests. Provides them with several vaccines such as hepatitis and influenza vaccine. Cost: Dh2,100

Lifeline Hospital

Basic health package (men): Consultation with physician, blood count, blood sugar, urine analysis, liver function, ECG (if over 35 years) etc. Dh,1000

Basic health package (women): All of the above plus pap smear, breast and abdomen ultrasound etc. Dh1,200.

Children’s package: Consultation, blood count, urine analysis, milestone assessment, dentistry, vision test etc. Dh550.

Executive health package: Entails comprehensive screening to include dental profiling, vision test, mammogram etc. Dh3,000 (men) and Dh3,500 (women).

Royal health package: Covers half day stay at Royal Suites, with breakfast, refreshments, pickup and drop. Dh7,000 (men), Dh7,500 (women).

Mediclinics, Welcare and City Hospitals

Routine health check: Men under 40: Consultation, lab tests and investigations including ECG and vision test. Dh1,850

Well woman screening: Women under 35: Consultation, lab tests including pap smear, abdominal/pelvic ultrasound, vision test. Dh2,050.

Executive health check: Comprehensive screening. Men above 40: Dh3,665 and women above 35: Includes mammogram, thyroid stimulation hormone tests. Dh4,205

Aster DM Healthcare

Classic good health package: GP consultation, BP, BMI, cholesterol, urine routine etc. Dh250

Diabetic diagnostic package: Includes comprehensive blood sugar tests. Dh325.

Premium good health package (urine routine): Includes diet advice. Dh590.

Healthy women’s package: Includes pap smear, ultrasound pelvic scan etc. Dh650. Diabetic management programme: Dh1,990.