Dubai Health Authority

Government health authority of the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, established by law in 2007 as successor to the Department of Health and Medical Services. Regulates the emirate's health sector, licensing hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and health professionals through its Sheryan system, registering and pricing pharmaceuticals and medical products for the emirate, running health insurance regulation and the compulsory insurance scheme, and overseeing public health programmes and health data; its hospitals and academic health services were transferred to the Dubai Health system in 2023.