Public urged to avail electronic services for medical reports
Atestation of sick leaves and medical reports service can be availed through the MOHAP’S website or service delivery centres, which will facilitate the process
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) urged the public to capitalise on a wide range of electronic services for the issue of sick leaves and medical reports.
The service, which falls within MOHAP’S strategy to provide the best digital services and achieve customer happiness, includes a request for medical reports, atestation of sick leaves and reports, and the approval of the medical commitee on early retirement or medical disability requests.
The medical report request service can be availed through the updated version of Patient Portal “Shefaa” by filling out the medical report application and submiting it.
Ater the facility’s initial approval, the applicant has to pay the fees of issuing a medical report.
The application, then gets forwarded to the concerned doctors for the completion of the medical report.
Once it is completed, the report will be transferred to the patient via his account on the “Shefaa” portal.
Atestation of sick leaves and medical reports service can be availed through the ministry’s website or service delivery centres, which will facilitate the process, especially as some sick leaves require the approval of the concerned medical commitees.
Dr Hussein Abdel Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Under-secretary of the Ministry’s Health Centres and Clinics Sector, said the provision of such online services is part of the ministry’s commitment to enhancing the quality of healthcare system and services, and innovating digital solutions, in line with the directives of the wise leadership to achieve customer happiness and satisfaction and reduce turnaround times.
Al Rand added that the ministry works tirelessly to embrace the best digital solutions and digitise all its services, in line with the best international practice and standards.
The ministry also provides the approval of applications for retirement, early retirement, total medical disability, or partial medical disability, as well as requests for the modification of working conditions, hours, and places of work, or the inability to work, according to the decision of the Medical Commitee.
The applicant must be an employee in any of the ministries or federal authorities, a local government department, or private-sector employees covered by health insurance.
Approving the application for retirement due to health conditions is based on accredited medical standards, with all cases handled with objectivity and neutrality.
Meanwhile, the announced that it conducted 232,544 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.
In a statement on Monday, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MOHAP announced 2,040 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 628,976.
According to the ministry, the infected individuals are from various nationalities, are in a stable condition, and receiving the necessary care.
MOHAP also announced six deaths due to
COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,802.
The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and wished COVID-19 patients a speedy and full recovery. It called on all members of the society to cooperate with health authorities, adhere to the instructions and physical distance to ensure the health and safety of all.
MOHAP also noted that an additional 1,988 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 607,606.
The ministry announced that 37,491 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours.
The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 15,111,234 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 152.79 doses per 100 people.
The vaccination drive is in line with the Ministry’s plan to provide the vaccine to all members of society and acquire immunity, which will help reduce the number of cases and control the spread of the virus.