New visa medical testing centre opens in Dubai Investments Park

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has launched the Yalayis Medical Fitness and Occupational Screening Centre in Dubai Investments Park (DIP) on Wednesday.

The new centre will cater to over 650,000 labourers in DIP.

It is the DHA’s 11th medical fitness centre in the emirate, and has the capacity to undertake more than 3,500 medical fitness and occupational health tests per day, confirmed a statement by the Dubai Media Office.

Also, the centre will have two sections for VIPs (men and women), and is designed to be friendly to people of determination too.

.@DHA_Dubai launches new medical fitness and occupational screening centre in #Dubai. The new centre, which is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology, will cater to more than 650,000 laborers in Dubai Investments Park https://t.co/DJWPSEDDix pic.twitter.com/r2FTxFAM3J

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 26, 2020

Each fitness test will be completed in five minutes, while the entire process including the fitness and occupational health examination will be completed in 25 minutes.

Humaid Al Qutami, Director General of the DHA inaugurated the centre and commended businessmen Ahmad Al Ayali and Saif Al Muhairi who partnered with the DHA to establish the centre.

The new centre will be operational from Monday-Thursday from 7am-8pm.

Read: UAE announces phased renewals of expired residency visas, Emirates IDs from July 12

The UAE has introduced a phased visa renewal process for all residents whose documents expired beginning March.

Starting August 11, those whose residency visas and Emirates IDs expired in May 2020 must now submit their renewal applications.