Ms. Laila Al Jassmi

CEO of Health Policy and Strategy
Dubai Health Authority (DHA)

Ms Laila is the CEO of Health Policy and Strategy sector at Dubai Health Authority (DHA). She is responsible for the development of the policy and legislation for the health system in the Emirate of Dubai driven from Dubai Strategic Plan (DSP). Overseeing the implementation of the DHA Health strategy and conducting sector planning and forecasting. The sector will be involved in setting standards and policy for the healthcare across Dubai in incorporation with federal health policy framework. This to assure that Dubai develops a world class health system, high quality Public Healthand healthcare service provision.

Placing Dubai at the world health map is the main drivers for this sector. 

Having worked for the Dubai Health Authority, she has extensive knowledge of the healthcare systems, Health reforms, strategic direction, planning and delivery of healthcare services.

Prior to this she was the CEO of the Clinical Support Services Sector, responsible for management and direction of the Clinical Support Services across the DHA.

Laila is a strategic focus person who is prior to this post was the Transition Director for DHA were she was leading the process of the health reform from Department of Health & Medical Services to Dubai Health Authority, prior to which she was responsible for overseeing the development of the Dubai Health Authority new heath funding model and its economic future projection.

Laila is a graduate from the College of Allied Health Science and Nursing in Kuwait University and in 2007 secured her Masters in Executive Healthcare Administration from Zayed University in affiliation with Arizona State University, the University of Houston- Clear Lake and the University of Kentucky.

Laila is a graduate of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid leadership program 2003.

She has been awarded certificates of appreciation including the Dubai Government Excellence Award (distinguish employee 2009) and the Sheikh Rashid Award for Scientific Outstanding (2008).