Providing free non-emergency medical transportation service for senior citizens

The Minister of Health and Community Protection, Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh, confirmed that senior citizens receive great attention from the UAE government, especially with regard to providing a system of integrated, high-quality therapeutic services that contribute to enhancing their well-being and quality of life, praising the societal role played by the “National Ambulance” initiative in providing non-emergency medical transportation services to senior citizens for free..

This came in response to a parliamentary question during the session of the Federal National Council, held today, Wednesday, regarding the provision of medical transportation services for senior citizens to visit health facilities. He pointed out that the “National Ambulance” provides non-emergency transportation service for senior citizens within an organized community initiative, and it is provided according to a specific timetable by booking the service via the National Ambulance electronic platform or by calling, while this service is available on a paid basis to the rest of the community members if they wish to benefit from it, stressing the ministry’s keenness to expand the scope of health services to meet the needs of the various segments of society..

Meanwhile, members of the Federal National Council presented a number of proposals to His Excellency the Minister of Health and Community Protection, which included the necessity of establishing special routes for ambulances, studying the possibility of contracting with health insurance companies to provide medical transportation services, in addition to including a time plan to increase the number of ambulances to keep pace with population expansion and the increase in the number of citizens, and improving the mechanisms of linking and coordination between hospitals during transportation operations..

The Minister commented on these proposals, stressing that they deserve study and attention, indicating that the Federal National Council will be contacted to study the proposals in detail, due to the societal importance they represent, especially as they affect the needs of senior citizens and their families, promising joint work to complete their study and take the necessary measures regarding them..

In the same context, Dr. Yousef Mohammed Al Sarkal, Director General of the Emirates Health Services Corporation, confirmed that the Emirates Foundation has given the services provided to senior citizens a top priority, through an integrated network of health facilities spread across all the northern emirates, as the health care network includes 20 rehabilitation facilities affiliated with the Corporation distributed over… 6 Emirates presented 85 One thousand physical therapy and rehabilitation sessions, an increase of 6% compared to a year 2024This reflects the continuous development and scale of response.

Al Sarkal said: During his response to a parliamentary question about: “Lack of rehabilitation centers for senior citizens in the Northern Emirates“ During today’s Federal National Council session: “has been added 3 Priority health care centers, which contributed to providing 4 Thousands of rehabilitation sessions for senior citizens, in excess 21% About a year 2024Medical programs and virtual clinics have also been developed, in addition to all health institutions and facilities obtaining medical accreditation.