Dubai Civil Defense  pink mobile Caravan for Breast Cancer early detection awareness drive, launched in October First , under the patronage of H.E. Maj. Gen. Expert Rashid Almatrooshi, director general of Dubai Civil Defense , themed” We Fight Fire We Fight Cancer” , lies under DCD’s community responsibilities, and  part of the international activities started in the month of October, has arrived in its targeted destinations in some of  shopping malls and tourist destinations in emirate of Dubai, chosen to spread the awareness about Breast Cancer early detection.

Vital destinations targeted by Public Health section staff-  Civil Protection department,  in Down Town area include Dubai Mall, Opera, Boulevard, Dubai Design area, Dubai Creek area, for spreading awareness and conduct  medical checking required. Awareness team managed to reach out the targeted sectors and successfully conveyed the message among them.

The awareness pink caravan mission will continue till the end of the month, in spreading the outreach to cover residential areas, government entities and other vital areas, to contribute in entrenching the culture of Breast Cancer early checking avoid the disease.

Maj. Gen. Expert Rashid Almatrooshi ,director general of Dubai Civil Defense reviewed, at the innovation laboratory session, held as part of the scheme themed ”To gather towards Leadership”, the analysis of resources and support services sector reality challenges the sector faces, based on practices, applications and practical experiences, and discussing the appropriate solutions which will help in improving work efficiency in all sector’s departments and raising the necessary positive initiatives and development ideas. 

The session is held in line with Headquarters strategic plans to inspire the international leadership, creating motivated positive environment, involving others in decision making process.

Innovative Laboratory session was attended by Brig. Jamal Bin Aadid AlMheiri, assistant director general for resources and support services, sections and department’s officer’s directors, lady Afaf Jassim ALmuheiri, director of Strategy and future department.

Almatrooshi confirmed that initiatives and suggestions should include ideas driven out of the box to ensure excellent final outcomes and results, also announced DCD’s trend towards 100% digital transactions by 2020, which comes in line with “Dubai Paperless Strategy” initiative, launched according to the directives of H. H. Sheikh Hamadan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid ALMaktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, to make 2021 deadline for abolishing paper transaction by Dubai Government.

Almatrooshi also discussed the first axis which relates to customers transactions, right from submission step, identifying the responsibility of each concerned department, contact channels between customers and DCD, reducing procedures to ensure accuracy, promptness and quality.

Efficient and self- monitoring administration is the second axis discussed by Director General also. He focused in the principle of power authorization from seniors to juniors by 20 % - 80% to raise the standard of services delivered to public general. 

Almatrooshi noted that all DCD’s sectors will remain standby to support fire and rescue teams and create the motivated and creative working environment that will have positive impact on raising happiness and satisfaction indicators among them, and encourage them to preserve lives and protect properties.

General Rashid also emphasized that DCD is committed to the directives of the wise leadership to ensure customers happiness, entrench its concepts across customer’s happiness centers, which have become part of our centers culture and pattern. 

For his part Brig. Jamal confirmed that different departments of the sector are working according to rigorous strategy and methodology aiming to implement the initiatives and development ideas as per wise leadership directives, to deliver best services to customers and create motivated and supportive environment for the staff across different sections and departments.

“Towards Leadership” scheme is one of the excellent schemes,  that enhances innovation and excellence  culture in implementing tasks and duties. Concluded Bin Aadid.

Maj. Gen. Expert Rashid Thani Rashid Almatrooshi Director General of Dubai Civil Defense has reviewed the latest inventions and smart solutions witnessed by  in Information Technology, displayed at GITEX Exhibition 2019 in its 39 edition.

Almatrooshi tour includes Dubai Smart Government and ETSALAT Pavilions, and was accompanied by Brig. Rashid Khalifa ALBuflasah, assistant director general of Smart Services and Col. Expert Ali Hassan Almutawaa, assistant director general of fire and rescue affairs.

He emphasized that GITEX event, is a good opportunity for the different corporations and companies to exchange experiences and expertizes, making use of the quantum leap witnessed in it, communication and smart solutions sector. 

ALMatrooshi added, GITEX is considered the most prominent Information technology event held across the region, where it magnetizes thousands of visitors from the rest of the world, also an international platform for artificial intelligence and robots technologies, and we aspire through it to maximize our participation benefits to instill the vision of the wise leadership and its trend to reshaping the future.

General Department of Dubai Civil Defense and General Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs have signed , on the sideline of GITEX Exhibition in its 39 edition, a Memorandum of Understanding to connect “ Government services delivered to customers” , based on the both parties keenness to achieve Dubai Government vision to turn Dubai into the Smartest city worldwide, most efficient and integrated, and to implement its paperless strategy 2021, and in abide to enhance their existing strategic partnership.

 Pact was signed by Excellency Maj. Gen. Expert Rashid Thani Almatrooshi, Director General of Dubai Civil Defense and Excellency Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ahmed Almarri, Director General of General Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, which aims to boost the role each department assigned to tackle and to develop and improve their services delivered to the best possible level , exchange experiences, expertize, studies and innovative ideas, exchange field visits in order to push progress cycle forward.

MOU focused also on cooperation, coordination and communication between the two entities to serve the public interest. Priority was given to cooperation in the field of technology and electronic connection, which promote applied systems. Joint community initiatives, exchange of technical and technology support in the line of electronic connection, coordination to measure readiness at times of emergencies and conducting organized evacuation drills were among issues included.

Almatrooshi stressed that MOU represents a substantial step towards achieving Dubai Government vision to make Dubai the most smartest city worldwide, complete reconnection of Government services delivered to customers by different government entities, achieving the digital conversion and instilling Dubai efforts in smart Government services. It also respond to our wise leadership futuristic vision aiming at improving quality of life of the society and ensure happiness of its members, by facilitating the procedures, implementing best practices that assure safety of lives and properties, and ultimately enhance the reputation of the two entities as developmental leading authorities in achieving UAE vision 2021.