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Wadi Al Helou: Another health clinic in a remote area was officially inaugurated on Tuesday by Health Minister, Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami.
The mountainous area lies between the two Sharjah towns of Al Dhaid and Kalba on the East Coast and has a population of just over 1,300 Emiratis and expatriates.
The new centre has been in operation since early January replacing the previous centre, which lacked essential medical services.
The new Wadi Al Helou centre has facilities such as an X-Ray room, a laboratory for blood and other basic tests, and a first aid and emergency room, essential in an area located on a notoriously dangerous road.
The centre will have a medical staff of 10, including two general practitioners and a dentist.
Mariam Al Mazroui, the centre's in-charge, said the new facilities will be the start of more growth.
Mariam said: "The new facilities will help us meet local medical need, which is in constant increase as more services come into the area bringing more residents.
"The centre will, in particular, help us provide better treatment to the local schools and look after long-term patients of high blood pressure and diabetes."
Al Qutami said more medical facilities will be opened across the UAE by year-end, including a gynaecology hospital in Fujairah.
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