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Historically, the United Arab Emirates has been miles ahead in providing its citizens with top quality health care. The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (may his soul rest in peace) established the country’s health care infrastructure in 1960 with modest yet robust beginnings. Moving forward, the current UAE leadership has learned many lessons and has been striving to provide and maintain the best possible public health care system as one of their top priorities.

These efforts have been based upon the World Health Organization’s definition of public health as the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized community efforts. The Abu Dhabi Government has kept pace with national and global developments in the fields of public health and this approach is evident in the existence of public health concepts within the legislation of various government agencies that ensure the provision of the necessary infrastructure.

Today, community members are looking optimistically and positively at the outputs of the initiatives and programs included in the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030, which aims to provide an educational system, health care and high-level infrastructure. In light of this approach, his Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, issued a law establishing the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre in 2019.