Gulf health exam full forms: DHA, HAAD, DOH, MOH, SCFHS, QCHP, OMSB, NHRA

DHA is the Dubai Health Authority (UAE). HAAD is the old name of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH). MOHAP is the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, SCFHS is Saudi Arabia, QCHP is the old name of Qatar's DHP, OMSB is Oman and NHRA is Bahrain.

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Names in this field change, and many websites use old ones. This table gives the name each regulator or test provider uses in the documents we read. Not sure which exam fits you? Try the free 20-question check or read which Gulf nursing exam you need.

Short name	Full form	Country or emirate	Delivered by	Our page
DHA	Dubai Health Authority	UAE, Dubai	Prometric	DHA exam
DOH	Department of Health, Abu Dhabi	UAE, Abu Dhabi	Pearson VUE	DOH exam
HAAD	Health Authority Abu Dhabi, the old name of DOH	UAE, Abu Dhabi	Pearson VUE still labels its DOH program HAAD	DOH exam
MOHAP	UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention	UAE (federal ministry)	Prometric	MOHAP exam
SCFHS	Saudi Commission for Health Specialties	Saudi Arabia	Prometric	SCFHS exam
SNLE	Saudi Nursing Licensure Examination, the SCFHS nurse exam	Saudi Arabia	Prometric	SCFHS exam
QCHP	Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners, the old name of DHP	Qatar	Prometric	Qatar exam
DHP	Department of Healthcare Professions, Ministry of Public Health	Qatar	Prometric	Qatar exam
OMSB	Oman Medical Specialty Board	Oman	Pearson VUE	OMSB exam
MOH (Kuwait)	Ministry of Health, Medical Licensing Department	Kuwait	Prometric (program MOHKW)	Kuwait exam
NHRA	National Health Regulatory Authority	Bahrain	Prometric	NHRA exam

We found no date for the HAAD to DOH or the QCHP to DHP change, so we do not state one.

HAAD exam: which country, and is it the same as DOH?

HAAD means Health Authority Abu Dhabi, and the exam is for Abu Dhabi in the UAE. The DOH Healthcare Professionals Manual (November 2017) says the Department of Health was previously known as HAAD. So a HAAD exam today is a DOH exam. Pearson VUE, which delivers it, still labels the program HAAD. Many sites say HAAD exams run on Prometric, but Pearson VUE's own DOH page shows Pearson VUE.

DOH does not publish exam question count, time or pass mark that we could find. See the DOH page.

MOH, MOHAP and SCFHS: three different bodies

"MOH exam" can mean different things, so check the country:

Kuwait MOH: the Ministry of Health in Kuwait runs the Kuwait Licensing Exam, on Prometric. 150 questions, 170 minutes, nurse pass mark 60%.
MOHAP: the Ministry of Health and Prevention, in the UAE. A different body from DHA and DOH. Its exam is on Prometric.
Saudi Arabia: licensing exams for nurses are run by SCFHS (the SNLE), not by a ministry exam. Applicants use the SCFHS platform Mumaris+.
Oman: the Ministry of Health is the employer. The exam comes from OMSB, on Pearson VUE, and OMSB says candidates must sit it to work for the MOH and other health institutions.

QCHP and DHP: same body, new name

Qatar's regulator now appears as the Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP), Ministry of Public Health, on dhp.moph.gov.qa. Older documents use QCHP. Nurses searching "QCHP exam full form" want the same exam: the Qualifying Examination, 150 questions, 50% pass mark for the Registered General Nurse, on Prometric (program SCHQ2).

OMSB and NHRA, and your next step

OMSB runs the Occupational Classification Examinations for Oman. For nurses these are the Omani Examination for Nurses for BSN and Diploma holders, now on Pearson VUE. NHRA licenses health professionals in Bahrain. Its nurse exam is the Bahrain Nursing Licensure Examination, on Prometric.

Once you know your regulator, see how the exams compare on the Prometric exam page, and run the free 20-question check to see where you stand. We are independent. We are not part of any regulator, Prometric or Pearson VUE.

Common questions

HAAD exam full form?

HAAD is Health Authority Abu Dhabi. It is now called the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH).

HAAD exam is for which country?

The United Arab Emirates, in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Pearson VUE delivers it, not Prometric.

MOH exam is for which country?

It depends. Kuwait MOH runs the Kuwait Licensing Exam on Prometric. In the UAE the body is MOHAP. In Oman the exam is run by OMSB for MOH and other employers. In Saudi Arabia it is SCFHS.

DHA exam full form?

Dubai Health Authority. Its exam is delivered by Prometric.

DOH exam full form?

Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, formerly HAAD.

QCHP, SCFHS and NHRA full form?

QCHP is the old name of Qatar's Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP). SCFHS is the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. NHRA is the National Health Regulatory Authority, Bahrain.

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