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	United Arab Emirates: Ras Laffan College to Offer Courses Accredited in US in Emergency Medical Services
	Doha: The recently inaugurated Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College features some of the most technologically-advanced props in the world. Most training courses offered by it are accredited by the US-based ‘ProBoard’, the National Board on fire Service Professional Qualifications. In its initial phase, the college will offer training and courses in fire emergency and safety, industrial firefighting, search and rescue, hazardous materials, emergency medical services, and civil defence and aviation, while additional courses in health, safety and environment, public safety, and business continuity will further enrich its subject
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	United Arab Emirates: Short Supply of Critical Care Beds in Abu Dhabi
	Abu Dhabi: Health officials have identified a “critical capacity gap” in intensive and critical care treatment across the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Statistics published on Tuesday by the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (Haad) for last year have shown that more hospital beds in intensive and critical care units are needed to meet demand. It is not the first time that Abu Dhabi’s critical-care provision has come under scrutiny. In June last year, Haad published recommendations that stated that the emirate’s 594 critical care beds were operating at between 95 to 100 per cent capacity and that 216 additional beds were n
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	United Arab Emirates: Hala Azam Elected as Chairperson of AACO Emergency Response Planning Taskforce
	Gulf Air’s Manager of Emergency Response Planning and Security, Mrs. Hala Azam has been elected, for a 3 year term, to the position of Chairperson of the Arab Air Carriers Organization’s (AACO) first Emergency Response Planning Taskforce (ERPTF). Established to enhance the level of Emergency Response Management capabilities in the region, the newly-formed team will work closely with IATA, the airline’s world-wide trade association, to help establish a global framework of emergency best practices.
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	United Arab Emirates: AHS Commences 2013 Continuing Education Program for over 400 Nurses in Abu Dhabi
	Abu Dhabi: The School Health Services department of the Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS) in partnership with Abu Dhabi Education Council has commenced the Continuing Education Program (CEP) December 2013 for more than 400 nurses in Abu Dhabi public schools. Running from 15 - 19 December, the program has been accredited for 28.25 CME (Continuous Medical Education) by the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD). The fifth in the series of continuing vocational training programs launched by School Health Services for public school nurses, this year's program addresses specific school-setting challenges that surfaced in an SHS survey conducted ea
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	United Arab Emirates: Government Bodies Perform Mock Drill
	Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Dubai Police (DP) successfully performed a mock drill of a plane falling over power grid in Dubai. This drill, which was initiated by Dewa with the participation from Dubai Police, Civil Defence, Dubai Ambulance, and Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) aimed to raise readiness to face and deal with contingencies and crises that might occur. The drill focused on the successful response to contingencies and crises in all aspects. It also included the tracks of integrated management of contingencies and crises, evaluating infrastructures during emergencies, building up response capab
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United Arab Emirates: Ras Laffan College to Offer Courses Accredited in US in Emergency Medical Services

United Arab Emirates: Short Supply of Critical Care Beds in Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates: Hala Azam Elected as Chairperson of AACO Emergency Response Planning Taskforce

United Arab Emirates: AHS Commences 2013 Continuing Education Program for over 400 Nurses in Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates: Government Bodies Perform Mock Drill

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