The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has recently launched the mobile vaccination e-clinic service to provide vaccines for children while they are in their parents’ vehicles with no need to get out of the car and enter the health centers.

The service is currently provided at most of the Health Promotion Centers for the children from the age of 4, 6, 12 and 18 months.

To make an appointment, the parents need to contact the health center and provide the necessary information. At the scheduled time, the medical team receives the child and his parents at the center entrance for further assessment and to get the child vaccinated in accordance with the highest levels of prevention and safety without leaving the car.

The initiative coincides with the World Immunization Week which takes place in the last week of April (24 – 30 April) under the theme “vaccines work for all” and as part of MoHAP’s keenness to encourage families to abide by their children’s vaccination in accordance with the National Immunization Program and the booster doses.

MoHAP underlined that all precautions and safety measures have been considered to ensure that children and parents are not exposed to any physical contact, in line with the precautionary measure adopted by the UAE to fight against the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

His Excellency Dr. Hussein Abdel Rahman Al-Rand, Undersecretary of the Ministry’s Health Assistant Sector, Health Centers and Clinics, and Chairman of the National Committee for the Implementation of the Provisions of International Health Regulations and Prevention of Pandemics, said: “At MoHAP, we always seek to launch and innovate smart solutions to provide curative and preventive services and to ensure the continuation of the health services of the immunization program. This falls within MoHAP’s strategy to provide comprehensive and innovative health services to safeguard society from diseases.”

“We understand that the families are anxious to avoid visiting the health centers due to any possible infections, however, delaying vaccination may cause health troubles to the children and may affect their immunity. The Ministry of Health, therefore, has taken the best precautionary measures in accordance with the health care quality standards and pursuant to the universal strategies and objectives of immunization programs approved by WHO, UNICEF, and the Global Center for Infectious Disease Control,” added Al-Rand.

Dr. Aisha Suhail, Director of Primary Health Care Department, stressed the importance of the vaccinations, as one of the best medical interventions, in protecting against vaccines preventable diseases and boosting the immunity, pointing to the high-quality of the vaccines provided in the vaccination clinic, in accordance with the international best practices.

Suhail urged the families to contact the primary health care centers to book an appointment and to follow vaccination-related medical advice.