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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 14:32

Hi everyone,

Where do you go for your baby's vaccinations, and how much do you pay?
Our medical insurance does not cover vaccinations, and last time I ended up paying 400AED for one injection!
It kills me when I think they're free back home!

Would you go to the public hospitals here?
any suggestions/recommendations would be appreciated.
TIA

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Latest post on 21 August 2011 - 10:25

AmyAus82, very helpful, thanks. I am sometimes frightened from private doctors too, some are extremely careless, all they care about is $$$, but not your health. There are a few diamonds but hard to find.

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 23:04

Thank you all for the info. I will investigate this week for the health card and costs for vaccinations, and keep you all updated!

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 15:59

yes i would like to investigate the correct use and limits of the health card but there is no information available hence i really appreciate all your posts, very useful ones. after being on international medical insurances for so long i realized it may be just the hype, and actually a lot seems to be available for much cheaper. so i would love to know more about the government system. keep your helpful posts coming, please share your experience if you are using the government health card, where did they accept it, for what.

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 14:13

like alot of things here I think it depends who you get on the day too :S

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 14:01

they wouldnt issue me one as i live further away. they said al wasl then al wasl said i had to go to nad al sheba to a get a card i was given the run around.....

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 13:53

i looked into this i think it depends on where u live wether they will issue u one there or not. the cards will be issued wherever doesit I think ,but you are supposed to go to your local clinic for health visits, we actually belong to the khavaneej clinic, only my DD goes to al Badaa (long story) yes, you want the local card, you can only use it in Dubai though, each Emirate has its own. You cant get the local to Dubai one unless your residency is in Dubai. <em>edited by Purple on 20/08/2011</em>

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 13:39

To my (somewhat dated) information, there are two kind of health cards: one that is issued by the UAE Federal Ministry of Health and one by the (local) Ministry of Health. The card issued at the local MoH is much more useful. Worthwhile investigating...

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 13:37

i looked into this i think it depends on where u live wether they will issue u one there or not.

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 13:14

thanks purple. al badaa is behind shangri-la, on the road parallel to SZR but behind the high-rise row, towards satwa. the hospital that gives the health card is al baraha in deira. I go to al Badaa with my daughter and we got our maids health card there less then a year ago. (Also got mine and kids there, but that was longer ago) Did they stop then? edit to add: Actually, I didnt make mine and kids there, but I renewed them there, maids I definatly made there. Took 5 minutes. <em>edited by Purple on 20/08/2011</em>

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 12:31

thanks purple. al badaa is behind shangri-la, on the road parallel to SZR but behind the high-rise row, towards satwa. the hospital that gives the health card is al baraha in deira.

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 08:50

Thank you Purple for all the very useful information! I will get the health card, and have them done in gvt clinics.

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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 23:58

they usually tell you before each treatment if something costs money (like a certain medication or whathaveyou). Al badaa clinic is where you make the health card so how can they say they dont accept them? Sounds very strange. Are you sure you have the correct one? I was in Al wasl for over a month and we paid about 5k, would have been more like 50-500k in a private hospital, prices have gone up since then, but its still way more affordable then private. The healthcard doesnt make treatments free, just alot cheaper, but all the vaccines that kids MUST have are free, just a few optional ones are charged for, but not very expensive. I believe for locals its different, the prices have gone up in the last year, but again, still cheaper then private unless you have insurance that covers you. <em>edited by Purple on 20/08/2011</em>

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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 21:16

thank you. i went to al badaa clinic which is listed on that page, 2 weeks ago. they said health card is not accepted there. hence my confusion. i also had an ex colleague who was charged for like 8000 aed in al wasl when her 1.5 year old needed hospitalization. not sure about the particulars of the case. would be so nice to be clear about what is health card good for. i asked the health card counter at al baraka hospital and even they could not explain.

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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 19:58

dentro, look here: http://www.dha.gov.ae/EN/Pages/default.aspx and here: http://www.dha.gov.ae/en/Facilities/HealthCenters/Pages/default.aspx <em>edited by Purple on 19/08/2011</em>

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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 19:57

offcourse thereis one with an MRI, lol. Rashid hospital has. Healthcard gives free healthcare to children and very cheap healtcare for everyone else. You just need a health card. You can go online and find a list of all the government clinics + hospitals

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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 18:45

purple or others, can you list some government hospitals / clinics? is there one with MRI? what does the health card include for?

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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 17:22

vaccinations are free in the government clinics,all you need is a government healthcard. We do all our vaccinations with them.

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Latest post on 19 August 2011 - 17:21

Al Safa Health centre jumeira 2 or any clinic that is near to where you live just had meningitis done for my son going of to Uni 50 dhs, our insurance didnt cover innoculations either and it was fine just go early and it wont be busy especially now.

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