Etihad Airlines: growth through successful strategic partnerships

Public-sector green procurement in the United Arab Emirates: Innovation capability and commitment to change

Background With the global outbreak of coronavirus in 2019 (COVID-19), governments across the globe faced the challenge of outlining policy capacity to contain the spread of infection and overcome human tragedy. To overcome this global public health emergency, the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) used a rigorous approach to mitigate the consequences of this non-communicable pandemic through effective approaches. Therefore, the study aimed to explore the role of the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in controlling COVID-19. It figured out the practical policy steps and outcomes. Methods This study used a comparative analysis approach to observe the policies and strategies initiated by the UAE and China governments to control COVID-19-associated public health crises in the UAE from September 2020 to March 2022. Results The study reported outcomes or improvements as a result of UAE government-based policies or interventions. The UAE government used recent technology in the healthcare sector to attain maximum benefits during the pandemic. Further, the comparative analysis of integrated management policy systems is discussed between China and UAE. Conclusions The study concludes that the use of appropriate and proactive approaches by the UAE government and healthcare authorities can be used as a commendable model for the rest of the world to be followed to deal with any public health crises.

Results from the United Arab Emirates 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents

Soil and groundwater contamination due to waste disposal may pose an increasing public health threat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) if measures are not taken to improve waste management practices and prevent exposure to wastes disposed of improperly in the past. The UAE currently has one of the highest rates of solid waste generation per capita of any country in the world. In addition, waste disposal in the UAE historically has been inadequately controlled, with wastes of a wide variety disposed of in open, unlined dump sites in the desert. Chemicals can leach from uncontrolled waste disposal sites and contaminate soil and the underlying groundwater. The soil in much of the UAE is silty and sandy with low cation exchange capacity. This soil type is highly permeable, and thus contaminants that leach from waste sites have the potential to migrate rapidly and contaminate large areas. At the time this project was carried out, no data were available on the nature and amounts of hazardous chemicals found in soil and groundwater in the UAE from waste disposal sites, but the types of chemicals present due to releases from waste disposal sites are likely to be similar to those found in groundwater contaminated from past waste disposal practices in other developed countries. These chemicals are associated with a range of effects, from cancer to neurological and reproductive effects to suppression of the immune system. Current information is not sufficient to assess the burden of disease due to soil and groundwater contamination from waste sites in the UAE. At present, this disease burden is likely to be small because of the small size of the potentially exposed population. However, given the plans to invest in developing the Western Region, it would be prudent for the UAE to begin to collect the information needed to assess risks from these sites to the current population and to future residents. Our primary recommendation is a two-part process that first would provide approximate estimates of the potential burden of disease from individual waste disposal sites and then develop detailed risk assessments for sites showing a significant health risk potential. The information needed for the first part of this process should be relatively easy to obtain, with the primary effort required for additional visual inspections of a selected number of waste sites. Once these basic site inspections and preliminary risk assessments are completed, the UAE government will have greatly improved estimates of which waste sites may be cause for concern, allowing it to focus on sites that have significant risk potential.

India’s foreign policy towards West Asia has evolved significantly, expanding beyond traditional concerns of energy dependence. Since 2014, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there has been a marked emphasis on counterterrorism, defence cooperation, trade diversification, regional security, and the fostering of stronger diplomatic ties. This paper highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic achievements in the Gulf region, with a particular focus on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Following independence, the Gulf states have emerged as key trade and energy partners for India. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a transformative “Look West” policy has deepened economic, strategic, and cultural engagements with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, particularly with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Initiatives such as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), digital financial integration, and the Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system underscore the shift toward more comprehensive cooperation. The article further explores India’s strategic partnership with the UAE, characterised by robust trade, investment commitments, energy security, and diaspora engagement. Cultural diplomacy, epitomized by the inauguration of the BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi, also highlights the strengthening of bilateral ties. This study also examines how Modi’s leadership has enhanced bilateral relations, promoting mutual growth and solidifying India’s position amid regional challenges and opportunities in the Arabian Gulf.

This paper assesses the strategies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to instill leadership values and to encourage youth to take leadership roles as a solution for the future sustainable economic growth. In recent years, the UAE government has stepped up initiatives to encourage the Emirati youth to become leaders, as seen in the establishment of, among others, the UAE Youth Global Initiative, the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Emirates Youth Council, the National Youth Agenda, and the UAE Youth Programme launched under the UAE Government Leaders Programme (UAEGLP). Such steps are accompanied by country’s support for high quality education on a tertiary level available to every citizen willing to pursue their education. This article examines in what ways such attempts at social engineering may provide solutions to the country’s future needs and serve as a model abroad. The research was conducted using data collected from governmental agencies, and interviews with representatives of youth government initiatives.

With cancer being the third leading cause of mortality, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has been investing heavily to advance cancer care. There has been a significant investment from both the government and private healthcare institutions to improve and enhance the quality and accessibility of cancer care in the UAE. While data regarding the incidence is becoming more accessible and centralized through the national cancer registry, survival and outcome data for cancer in the UAE are still lacking. Creating a reference book about cancer care in the UAE will not be complete without the historical background. In this introduction, we will summarize the history of cancer care in the UAE over the last 50 years since the UAE was established. This chapter is very important for anyone who is interested in learning about oncology care in the UAE. This book will map the way forward for healthcare providers, regulators, decision-makers, patients, and other stakeholders to advance cancer care in the UAE.

In comparison to the other Arabic counties, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has positively and effectively progressed, in a short space of time in educational innovation. A brief overview of the United Arab Emirates and the structure of the educational system will be presented and a more detailed analysis on how the usage of Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM) has developed over a decade will be explained. ITEM utilization has grown enormously in UAE; various modifications within the educational system have been done, specifically towards innovation, modernization and school management decentralization. Nonetheless, a certain improvement and maturity has been reached in using information technology in school management. Two major School information systems are accredited in the UAE government (public) schools. The first School information systems (SIS) is used by the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the other, Enterprise School Information systems (eSIS) is used by Abu Dhabi the capital of UAE. The paper will focus on the SIS which is implemented recently by the MOE and then conclude the challenges, future ambitions and issues facing MOE school information systems.

Within traditional healthcare models, nurses had their roles and doctors had their roles; there was no crossover between the specialties. In the USA, in the 1930s, the role of some nurses began to change with the development of the clinical nurse specialist role, followed in 1965 by the first nurse practitioner training course. The role was founded on the principles of the extended role of specialist nurses, but it also openly incorporated traditional medical diagnostic skills. By 2015, over 205,000 nurse practitioners had been trained and registered to work in the USA. While the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has shown a huge leap in healthcare standards in recent years, it is still working with very traditional healthcare roles, with little cross-over between nursing and medical responsibilities. However, this is beginning to show some positive change, with two hospitals in Abu Dhabi now employing advanced nurse practitioners within their medical rosters, and several primary care facilities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai utilising family nurse practitioners in their outpatient clinics. The role of clinical nurse specialists is also becoming more widely seen across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Education provision for advanced practice nursing is now beginning to be available in the UAE, with universities in Dubai and Sharjah offering specialised nursing Master of Science (MSc) courses to enable further education and the development of the current workforce within the UAE.

BackgroundThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rapidly developing high-income country that was formed from the union of seven emirates in 1971. The UAE has experienced unprecedented population growth coupled with increased rates of chronic diseases over the past few decades. Healthcare workers are the core foundation of the health system, especially for chronic care conditions, and the UAE health workforce needs to be fully prepared for the increased rates of chronic diseases in the adult population. Abu Dhabi is the largest emirate in terms of land mass and population size, and the purpose of this paper was to assess how the health system has been using the Chronic Care Model to improve its capacity to reach out to all patients in the population.Case presentationThe Abu Dhabi health workforce has twice the number of doctors (52.4 vs. 23.2 per 10 000 population) and nurses (134.7 vs. 50.4 per 10 000 population) compared to the entire UAE health workforce. In addition to an overreliance on expatriate workers, there is an excess of some specializations such as general medicine and gynecology and a severe undersupply of other specialties including trauma and injury, and medical oncology. The digital infrastructure and skills of the health workforce need to be improved to minimize the proportion of the appointment time required to complete administrative tasks for a health insurance system and maximize the doctor-patient face-to-face interaction time for consultation and lifestyle counseling.ConclusionsA greater emphasis needs to be placed on developing self-management support strategies using a combination of nurse health educators and community-based patient-led health programs. The UAE Vision 2021 includes developing a world-class healthcare system, and full implementation of the Chronic Care Model seems to facilitate the detailed planning and preparation of healthcare services and workers required to achieve this goal.

Background: Many patients with rheumatic diseases are immunosuppressed and take forms of immunomodulator medication. Hence, these patients might be at a heightened risk of Covid-19 and have special concerns in regard to vaccines, such as safety and efficacy. Vaccines have been available for the population of UAE as of January 2021, these being Pfizer (the United States and Europe), Sinopharm (China), and AstraZeneca (United Kingdom). The aim of our paper was to examine the rate of vaccine uptake among our patients with rheumatic conditions in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed among patients with rheumatic diseases attending a rheumatology specialised clinic in the United Arab Emirates. We collected data on 149 consecutive patients who were seen during a one-month period from 10/06/2021 to 10/07/2021 in Dubai. Results: The mean age of the patients was 45.9 +/- 41.3. The majority of the patients had underlying rheumatic diseases (86.9%), the rest having conditions such as soft tissue pain or to rule out rheumatic conditions. 48.5% were taking immunomodulators. 41.7% of respondents had other chronic diseases. It was also found that 18.9% had Covid-19 previously, all of whom recovered, with the average duration of the illness being 11 days. 99.1% of individuals reported that receiving the Covid-19 vaccine was extremely important, and 95.0% had already received the vaccination. Their reasoning for receiving the vaccination varied from medical advice (17.5%), general worry about infection/ reinfection of Covid-19 (65.3%), in order to travel (8.4%), employee requirement (5.6%), and other reasons (3.2%). Specifically, 48.3% chose the Pfizer vaccine, 39.8% had Sinopharm, and 11.9% had AstraZeneca. These decisions on which vaccine to choose were influenced by the availability of the vaccine (35.1%), medical advice (16.9%), effectiveness (15.5%), safety and side effect profile (18.2%), age restrictions (2.7%), experience/ advice from friends and family (8.1%) and other reasons (3.4%). Conclusion: Overall, an overwhelming majority of our patients (95.0%) with rheumatic diseases in the specialised muscular-skeletal clinic in the UAE have received the Covid-19 vaccine. This reflects good public health service messaging and concentrated efforts from the medical community, UAE government, and the patient’s rheumatologists.

Celiac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease triggered by the ingestion of gluten. The only effective treatment available at present is to follow a strict lifelong gluten free (GF) diet, resulting in the need to buy products that are certified gluten free. The aim of this study was to compare the cost of gluten free products in supermarkets with similar regular non-gluten free products. The price and weight of all GF products available in the GF section in two supermarkets in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, were collected in fall 2017. The GF items were divided into 13 categories (bread, bread mixes, flour, cakes, cake/biscuits mixes, chips, cereals, pasta, chocolates/sweet, crackers/ biscuits, sweet biscuits, seeds, odd products) and the same information was collected for similar regular products. A total of 266 GF products were found and their price/100 gram compared to 117 non-GF products. Most GF products were significantly more expensive than their non-GF equivalents. On average, the price difference was an additional 259% for the GF products, ranging from an additional 5% for chocolates to 1100% for bread mixes. There were no significant price differences found between the supermarkets. Based on the findings in this study, GF products are expensive in comparison to regular products, which is likely leading to an increase in food spending for people with celiac disease in Abu Dhabi. Whether this is impacting adherence to a GF diet among celiac patients requires further studies to be determined.

Subject area Strategic management, Strategic marketing, Entrepreneurship and Small business ventures. Study level/applicability This case study will be useful for undergraduate level students majoring in strategic management, entrepreneurship, small business ventures and marketing. Case overview Just Fresh Juice is a small entrepreneurial venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), specialising in preparing all-fresh juices, special mixes and fruit salads. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how Just Fresh can maintain its competitive advantage, and how it could sustain its rapid growth in the market and gain more market share in the long run. Just Fresh focuses on satisfying its customers more effectively than its competitors through a competitive strategy of cost leadership (Papulova and Papulova, 2006), direct interaction with the customers through social media (Srinivasan, 2014) and creating a customer experience (Porter, 2008), as delivering a good customer experience is often more effective in building a competitive advantage than optimising internal processes. Expected learning outcomes The purpose of this case is to enable management students to evaluate and analyse a small business established in the United Arab Emirates. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of new business set-up and build proper business strategy. They will be able to perform the company’s competitive standing using Porter’s Five competitive forces and analyse its business strategies as well. They will be able to analyse the current status of the company using SWOT analysis and to design alternative strategies for the company using TOWS analysis. Furthermore, students will be able to build a cost analysis model for the company. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from modest beginnings into a global business and tourism hub, with sustainability at the core of its development strategy. As the UAE’s Emirates, particularly Abu Dhabi and Dubai, have grown rapidly, the government has recognized the need for customized urban sustainability guidelines to address the unique environmental challenges of the region. The introduction of the Green Building and Sustainable Building code is a testament to this commitment, targeting significant reductions in carbon emissions and promoting resource efficiency across the country’s infrastructure. In the sports sector, the UAE’s modern facilities and expansive infrastructure reflect a strong dedication to sustainability. The government has implemented ambitious green targets, encouraging sports venues and events to adopt energy-efficient technologies and environmentally friendly practices. The Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) has been instrumental in this effort, introducing sustainable procurement policies that incentivize event organizers to prioritize green initiatives. High-profile events like Expo 2020 Dubai and COP28 have highlighted the UAE’s leadership in sustainability, showcasing innovative approaches to environmental stewardship. Despite the challenges of balancing rapid economic growth with sustainable development, the UAE’s approach offers valuable insights for other nations, particularly in the role of strong leadership and strategic planning in driving sustainable practices. As the UAE continues to embed sustainability into its policies and practices, it sets a powerful example of how a nation can future-proof its growth while fostering a culture of environmental responsibility.

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