Accreditation scheme for medical tourism launched
The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) has formally launched accreditation scheme for medical tourism on 9 November 2022. The scheme was launched in the DXH Partner Connect 2022 event of the Health Tourism Department of Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Engineer Alia Ismail Al Marzouqi Director of Healthcare Sector-EIAC and Mr. Mohammad Al Muhairi Director of Health Tourism Department-DHA were present in the event. Ms. Khawla Mohamed Al Zarooni Head of Calibration Laboratories Accreditation-EIAC presented the salient features of the scheme. During Question Hour, Dr. Qasim Humoud Al-Shamsi head of Healthcare Sector-EIAC explained the various aspects of accreditation scheme.
The accreditation criteria is defined in EIAC Accreditation Standard for Healthcare Providers (EIAC-RQ-HCO-003) Annex A. The EIAC’s accreditation standard is approved by the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (ISQuaEEA).