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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), in cooperation with the National Health Insurance Company (Daman), launched the ‘Traveller’ programme, to provide emergency health insurance coverage for UAE nationals abroad, which is the first local and international programme of its kind.
The programme is part of the ministry’s wish to realise the UAE leadership’s strategy to promote the safety and wellness of its nationals and achieve the UAE Vision 2021, which aims to make the UAE among the world’s leading countries by the Union’s Golden Jubilee.
The programme was created to provide the UAE’s nationals with comprehensive annual medical coverage worth AED500,000 per person through direct billing.
Ahmed Saeed Elham Al Dhaheri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at MoFAIC, said that the programme is in line with the Ministry’s desire to provide its nationals abroad with protection and wellness, by giving them access to the best medical emergency treatment and medical insurance services while raising their awareness about travel risks.