Sharjah to set up health insurance system

The Sharjah Executive Council had the weekly meeting chaired by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and chairman of the SEC at the Sharjah ruler’s office. Among a number of issues aired, the SEC issued Decision No (26) of 2019 amending Council’s Decision No (19) of 2018 pertaining to the health insurance system in the Emirate of Sharjah. Decision No (26) included a number of legal articles to organise health insurance system and preserve the rights of beneficiaries.

In 2018, the Sharjah Labour Standards Development Authority and the Sharjah Health Authority joined hands to roll out an initiative that made it mandatory for employers to provide free health cover to labourers in all free zones.