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DHA compliance hub

DHA guides

Each guide answers one question a provider in Dubai, United Arab Emirates asks about DHA, from the official sources it cites. There are 8 guides across 4 topics, last checked on 15 October 2026.

The depth of an inspection readiness review, written from DHA's own policy and manuals. Dubai licensed 5,800 facilities in 2025, and every one is inspected by risk. These are the answers that keep yours low. Each guide ends with how wai does the work.

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A medical director in a white coat working on a tablet at her desk in Dubai, mashrabiya shadows across the room in the afternoon lightInspectionWhat is on a DHA inspection checklist for a Dubai clinic?A clinic owner and her architect talking in the limestone courtyard of a newly finished clinic in Dubai, an olive tree between the glass wallsLicenceHow do you get a DHA facility licence for a new clinic?A receptionist in a dark abaya smiling as she works at a laptop on a pale stone front desk in a Dubai clinic at duskInspectionHow do you run the DHA self inspection every three months?Four hospital leaders walking and talking through a bright limestone and glass hospital atrium in Dubai, one holding a tabletLicenceWhat does DHA check at a clinic's final inspection?Two colleagues reviewing records together at a laptop in a Dubai office at dusk, a desk lamp lit and the skyline through the windowRecordsWhat does NABIDH require of a clinic's record system?

More guides

  1. 15 Oct 2026How do you respond to a DHA violation and appeal it?Inspection
  2. 15 Oct 2026How do you renew a DHA facility licence in Dubai?Licence
  3. 15 Oct 2026How are clinics in Dubai Healthcare City licensed in 2026?Dubai Healthcare City

How the guides map to the DHA framework

The hub sets out the 5 headings DHA works to, and the guides take them one task at a time.

The 5 headings on the DHA hub

  1. Facility licensing, 5 steps on the hub. Licensing runs in two steps through Sheryan, شريان, and initial approval issues an inactive licence. Activation follows when the facility is ready and passes inspection.
  2. Audit and inspection, 5 types on the hub. DHA inspects by risk, under its Health Facility Audit and Inspection policy, and expects a self inspection every three months.
  3. NABIDH and health data, 3 instruments on the hub. NABIDH, نابض, is DHA's health information exchange. Facilities connect to it, follow DHA's standards on consent and access, and keep health data in the UAE.
  4. Professional practice and AI, 3 instruments on the hub. How health professions and activities are practised in Dubai, and how AI is used in care.
  5. Health insurance claims, 2 instruments on the hub. Every claim in Dubai runs through eClaimLink, under Dubai's health insurance law.

The 4 topics the guides are filed under

  1. Inspection, 3 guides and about 20 minutes of reading. The DHA inspection checklist, The DHA self inspection and Responding to a DHA violation.
  2. Licence, 3 guides and about 19 minutes of reading. The DHA facility licence, The DHA final inspection and Renewing a DHA facility licence.
  3. Records, 1 guide and about 7 minutes of reading. NABIDH for clinics.
  4. Dubai Healthcare City, 1 guide and about 6 minutes of reading. Licensing in Dubai Healthcare City.

Questions about the DHA guides

Which DHA guide should I read first?

Start with The DHA inspection checklist, the first guide on this page, about 8 minutes of reading, filed under Inspection. The other 7 each stand on their own, so take them in the order your own preparation needs.

How do these guides relate to the DHA hub?

The DHA hub sets out the 5 headings DHA works to and how wai evidences each one. Each guide goes one level down, to a single task, with steps to follow, a template to copy, answers to common questions and the sources behind it.

How current are the DHA guides?

Every guide shows the date its facts were checked against the official sources it cites. All 8 were checked on 15 October 2026, the same date the hub shows beside its Updated line.

Are the DHA guides legal advice?

They are guidance, not legal advice, written from what DHA publishes, with a link to the source for each fact. DHA does not endorse wai or any software, and the inspection result for your organisation is decided by DHA.

How do I request a demo for DHA?

Request a demo from this page and it reaches the wai team with DHA already named, so the call starts from DHA rather than a general tour. You can also write to team@wellnessa-i.com.

The hub

  1. DHAWhich clinic software helps you pass a DHA inspection?Hub

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