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the latest technologies, and continuously advance infrastructure and regulatory frameworks, Abu
Dhabi continues to set a distinguished global example.”

H.E. added: “We are proud of the collaboration between the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi,
the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, and the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disaster
Management Centre in launching the Abu Dhabi Business Continuity Standard for Heathcare.
This initiative is designed to further strengthen the readiness of healthcare facilities across the
Emirate, ensuring the uninterrupted delivery of care services, enhancing integration among key
stakeholders, unifying response frameworks, and bolstering operational resilience to enable
faster recovery from crisis, all without compromising the quality of healthcare services.”

The Abu Dhabi Standard for Business Continuity in Healthcare Activities applies to all healthcare
providers, based on the applicability of requirements to their specific operational environments
and service providers. It also encompasses additional requirements for pre-hospital and critical
care, as well as hospitals in general. The focus is primarily on the time taken to deliver relevant
healthcare services, and the hospital’s ability to respond to emergencies, crises, and disasters that
may disrupt social systems.

It also addresses critical incidents and emerging risks impacting the health of community members.
In such instances, coordinated efforts are required to ensure that healthcare providers can respond

effectively and mitigate adverse health outcomes in their facilities and across communities.

Furthermore, the capability of the healthcare sector is determined by several factors such as the

development of hospitals that empower healthcare professionals to deliver medical care focused
on emergency and critical care, efficiently manage emergency calls and coordinate ambulance

deployment. It is also dependent on the efficiency of emergency patient transportation service

providers, multidisciplinary response teams that provide clinical interventions at the incident site,
as well as medical hotlines that offer remote diagnosis and instructions to facilitate certain

treatments.

Non-emergency patient transport services for hospital transfers and discharges, along with a range

of other resources, including personnel, skills, equipment, technology, materials, and information,
also play a critical role in emergency and crisis situations. This also includes effective governance,

which lays down the acceptable boundaries for healthcare conduct and practices.